The Federal courts have worked diligently to make America great again and provided us with three items of good news to end this most infrastructure of weeks.
1:
President Trump lost his appeal to stop a House subpoena of his tax documents: "In a 2-1 ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court ruling saying the firm must turn over eight years of accounting records."https://t.co/P2yzusbtsV
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) October 11, 2019
2:
"Repugnant to the American Dream"
Judge excoriates the "public charge" immigration rule change in a fiery ruling issuing a nationwide injunction.
NYAG and civil rights groups holding press conference soon.
First updates on my story below. ? https://t.co/NCZQubJq5E
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) October 11, 2019
3:
#BREAKING – U.S. District Judge David Briones in El Paso rules @realDonaldTrump #borderwall emergency proclamation is "unlawful," rules El Paso County has standing due to $20m redirected from Ft. Bliss construction project for wall @CourthouseNews
— David Lee (@CNSDallas) October 11, 2019
The judge ruled that Trump's proclamation declaring a national emergency for purposes of using military funds to build a border wall violates the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which Trump claimed gave him authority to spend money against the wishes of Congress. https://t.co/bwjMq12jAM
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 11, 2019
Let’s all hope that next Infrastructure Week is as productive as this one.
Open thread!