High Court Precedent May Limit Trump’s ‘Sanctuary City’ Order
Supreme Court has ruled Constitution forbids federal government from using funds to ‘coerce’ states
A thicket of U.S. Supreme Court rulings could limit the reach of the executive order issued by President Donald Trump last week meant to prod “sanctuary cities” into helping the federal government enforce immigration law.
Some local and state officials, including in New York, have promised to fight the order, which says cities that fail to turn over information about illegal immigrants “are not eligible to receive federal grants.”
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