"The separation of powers acts as a check on tyranny and the concentration of power."
Trump DOJ violated it by blocking grants awarded by Congress to sanctuary jurisdictions, a federal judge ruled.
Background: courthousenews.com/six-states-nyc…
Ruling: ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
Trump DOJ violated it by blocking grants awarded by Congress to sanctuary jurisdictions, a federal judge ruled.
Background: courthousenews.com/six-states-nyc…
Ruling: ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
"This decision requires the Trump administration to distribute these vital public safety funds — helping to ensure that our local law enforcement agencies are able to continue to determine how best to keep New Yorkers safe.” @NewYorkStateAG, who led the lawsuit, on the ruling.
U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos' invokes "tyranny" no fewer than five times. (Most of them are citations of precedent about the case's separation of powers issues, but it's still fairly striking for a 43-page ruling.)
