Thread by @ZoeTillman

If you're curious: Here are judges in the 9th Circuit who have ruled in some of the major cases (this is not exhaustive) involving the Trump administration this year. They include Obama, Bush, Clinton, and even Reagan appointees (1/7)

- CA judge who blocked Trump admin asylum restrictions: Jon Tigar, Obama; 11/20/18 buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
- 9th Circuit panel upholding revival of DACA: Wardlaw (Clinton), Nguyen (Obama), Owens (Obama); 11/8/18 buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
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- CA judge who blocked DOJ grant restrictions aimed at sanctuary cities: William Orrick III, Obama; 10/5/18 assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4956…
- CA judge who halted termination of temporary protected status (TPS): Edward Chen, Obama; 10/3/18 buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfo…
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- CA judge who rejected Trump admin challenge to California's "sanctuary" laws: John Mendez, George W. Bush; 7/5/18 buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
- CA judge who ordered halt to family separations at the border: Dana Sabraw, George W. Bush; 6/26/18 buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
(4/7)

- WA judges who ordered Trump admin to resume teen pregnancy prevention programs: John Coughenour, Reagan; 5/29/18 & Thomas Rice, Obama; 4/24/18
- CA judge who sided with Trump admin in border wall construction fight - Gonzalo Curiel, Obama; 2/27/18 assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4390…
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- CA judge who ordered the Trump admin to revive DACA: William Alsup, Clinton; 1/9/18 buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
(6/7)

That's all I've got for now. For a recap on why we're talking about Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts and who appointed what judges and whether that's a useful way of contextualizing court decisions:
buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
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