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minus-squareSkydancer@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 months agoBy my read, this temporary injunction applies ONLY to the plaintiff states - Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon. It doesn’t stop it from being applied in the rest of the country. Here’s the judge’s order.
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoIf the EO is deemed unconstitutional in those states, guess what? It’s unconstitutional federally (i.e. everywhere). Ultimately, the case is likely to be appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And there it will die. If the SC approves this illegal EO, there will be a 99% chance of Civil War.
By my read, this temporary injunction applies ONLY to the plaintiff states - Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon. It doesn’t stop it from being applied in the rest of the country.
Here’s the judge’s order.
If the EO is deemed unconstitutional in those states, guess what? It’s unconstitutional federally (i.e. everywhere).
And there it will die. If the SC approves this illegal EO, there will be a 99% chance of Civil War.