the supreme court removing existing public policy ( United States v Texas (2016)) 4.3

Question 1

what was the ‘Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) in 2014’ and which president forwarded it

Answer 1

• which aimed to protect around 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation
• President Obama tried to forward this

Question 2

who was against this case

Answer 2

Texas and 25 other Republican-led states

Question 3

what did these republican states argue Obama was doing

Answer 3

overstepped presidential authority without congressional approval.

Question 4

what was so special about the ruling within the supreme court

Answer 4

• Justice Scalia’s death meant that it was 4-4
• overall the decision fell in favour of the republican states