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A case that we should have heard of before. During this time, GOP leadership was trying to pass an amnesty with the help of activist groups funded by George Soros. Trump's money and stance that he has now against illegal immigration would have been real handy back then.

Medellín v. Texas

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At a glance it appears to be a basic case of trying to stop the execution of a foreign national but it was really a much wider ruling on State and national sovereignty.

Medellín v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008), is a United States Supreme Court decision that held that even if an international treaty may constitute an international commitment, it is not binding domestic law unless Congress has enacted statutes implementing it or unless the treaty itself is "self-executing." Also, the Court held that decisions of the International Court of Justice are not binding domestic law and that, without authority from the United States Congress or the Constitution, the President of the United States lacks the power to enforce international treaties or decisions of the International Court of Justice.

These days Cruz is encouraging states to use the precedent for imposing their own sanctions on Iran. My state of Michigan passed the Iran economic sanctions act in 2013.

(Ted Chruz editorial) Medellin v. Texas: A case of more than murder