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9th Circuit rules in favor of Trump admin in 'sanctuary city' case
The Hill ^ | July 12, 2019 | Tal Axelrod

Posted on 07/12/2019 2:18:18 PM PDT by jazusamo

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday ruled in favor of the Trump administration's efforts to prioritize federal dollars for local policing to towns and cities that complied with certain immigration policies.

The ruling, a split 2-1 decision, ruled that the Justice Department was within its rights to withhold Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants from sanctuary cities and states over their refusal to work with federal immigration enforcement authorities and instead prioritize agencies that focused on unauthorized immigration and agreed to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to jail records and immigrants in custody.

The city of Los Angeles first sued the administration after it was denied a $3 million grant on the grounds that it did not receive the money because it did not focus on immigration for its community policing grant application. The decision reversed a district court’s ruling.

“The panel rejected Los Angeles’s argument that DOJ’s practice of giving additional consideration to applicants that choose to further the two specified federal goals violated the Constitution’s Spending Clause,” wrote Judge Sandra Ikuta, joined by Judge Jay Bybee.

“The panel held that DOJ did not exceed its statutory authority in awarding bonus points to applicants that selected the illegal immigration focus area or that agreed to the Certification.”

Judge Kim Wardlaw wrote in dissent that the Justice Department’s efforts to prioritize immigration in determining the awarding of COPS grants was “Orwellian” and said the majority’s ruling goes “astray.”

“The majority goes astray by finding no meaning in Congress’s use of the term ‘community-oriented policing’ and then deferring under Chevron to DOJ’s Orwellian effort to define ‘community-oriented policing’ to include “partnering with federal law enforcement to address illegal immigration,” she wrote.

“Congress did not authorize COPS grants for anything other than placing additional state and local cops on the beat and promote community partnerships.”

Congress created the fund in 1994 to provide federal assistance to state and local law enforcement to get more cops on beats and improve police-community interaction. It allowed the Justice Department to administer the funds.

President Trump has repeatedly railed against sanctuary cities as he touts his hardline immigration stances.

He floated the idea earlier this year of retaliating by releasing undocumented immigrants and refugees and last year to the cities. He also issued an executive order last year blocking sanctuary cities from receiving certain federal funding. San Francisco sued over the order, and ultimately won its case.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 9thcircuit; 9thcircuitcourt; aliens; cops; federalfunds; illegalaliens; judiciary; losangeles; presidenttrump; sanctuarycities; trump
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To: jazusamo

“Orwellian”

The judge must have read a book by Orwell that I missed.


21 posted on 07/12/2019 2:40:04 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-)
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To: jazusamo

Wow, this is the second, recent win for the Trump administration at the 9th Circuit!

Today on Jay Sekulow’s radio program, they were talking about Planned Parenthood losing their attempt to stop the Trump administration from stripping them of $60 million of taxpayer money.

Planned Parenthood sent out a tweet, calling the decision, “devastating.”

You can read more about it here...

https://aclj.org/pro-life/radio-recap-breaking-devastating-loss-for-planned-parenthood-in-9th-circuit


22 posted on 07/12/2019 2:41:16 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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To: Southnsoul

Thanks...The 9th circus has become more balanced that it’s been for many tears and President Trump will make it tilt conservative in the next 5 1/2 years.


23 posted on 07/12/2019 2:46:07 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

I think, after the census with the citizen figures, and after house seats are allocated based on citizens, Trump should start transporting illegals to sanctuary cities. Watch them scream when they can’t be counted


24 posted on 07/12/2019 2:54:47 PM PDT by McGavin999 (injustice Roberts to taxpayer. Shut up and pay peons, you donÂ’t need to know who gets your money)
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To: jazusamo

ZOINKS! The 9’th circuit ruled in favor of Trump?


25 posted on 07/12/2019 2:55:11 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434

President Trump, with the help of McConnell and the Senate Republicans, are changing the 9th Circuit Court to a court more aligned with American values ... a NEW thing! Cheers!


26 posted on 07/12/2019 2:57:05 PM PDT by glennaro
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To: Cowboy Bob
"$3 million is peanuts. Trump should cut off ALL Federal aid to these cities."

It's all in the pencil.

Move money for the bastards out of the account he can't control into the one the court just ruled he could cut those cities out of and he can end most Federal money they now receive.

27 posted on 07/12/2019 3:00:02 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: glennaro

oh i didn’t realize they were changign that court- i knew hey wanted to because of all the rulings against conservatives, but didn’t realize they had already


28 posted on 07/12/2019 3:01:21 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: jazusamo

Amazing to hear “Ninth Circuit Court” and good news in the same sentence.

MAGA


29 posted on 07/12/2019 3:04:44 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: jazusamo

any good news coming out of the communist 9th Circus.. is super wonderful! MAGA!


30 posted on 07/12/2019 3:08:33 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: jazusamo

Heh heh heh.... The plan is working!


31 posted on 07/12/2019 3:13:00 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU)
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To: jazusamo

Near freezing in Hell.


32 posted on 07/12/2019 3:13:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: jazusamo
First city on the list that PDJT should order funds pulled from: CHICAGO.

Rahm Emmanuel (former mayor) crowed LOUDLY when he "defeated" President Trump ... well, Emmanuel's gone, a feminazi lesbian black mayor took his place and she just ordered CPD to not assist ICE in any way this weekend.

Well, pull the funds from Chicago! Make it so Mr. President!

33 posted on 07/12/2019 3:17:06 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If the Ninth Circuit keeps this up, the Devil’s gonna need a snow plow.


34 posted on 07/12/2019 3:19:11 PM PDT by TADSLOS (You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
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To: jazusamo

link to the opinion and order ....

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/07/12/18-55599.pdf


35 posted on 07/12/2019 3:20:16 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: TADSLOS

I love it. :^)


36 posted on 07/12/2019 3:30:19 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Cboldt

Thanks!


37 posted on 07/12/2019 3:31:21 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: eyeamok

38 posted on 07/12/2019 3:32:25 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: jazusamo

Go woke, go broke!

Finally Republicans stick in the knife. I wonder where they found their balls at?


39 posted on 07/12/2019 3:56:31 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Freeper formerly known as WMarshal.......)
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To: Bob434

I seem to recall seeing that about 45% of the 9th is now constitutional judges.


40 posted on 07/12/2019 4:09:29 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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