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Supreme Court rejects Trump request to fast track decision on DACA case | TheHill

posted onJune 4, 2019
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Article snippet: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to fast track a decision on whether it will hear a case over the president's rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The justices, in an unsigned order, denied the request, which was filed on behalf of the administration last month to expedite a decision on whether to review the case. Solicitor General Noel Francisco, who represents the administration in cases before the Supreme Court, had urged the justices to announce their decision on whether they will hear the case by the end of their term later this month. "Because of the importance of the questions presented for review and the urgent need for their prompt resolution, the government moves for expedited consideration of the petition so that the petition may be resolved before the Court's summer recess," he wrote in last month's filing. But the justices on Monday denied that request, meaning the court could wait until their next term starts in the fall to decide whether they will hear a DACA case. They issued their ruling hours after the court released its orders for the day. The Supreme Court is weighing several requests to take up cases surrounding the end of DACA. But the justices have acted slowly in determining whether they will take up the legal challenges, allowing lower court rulings blocking the program from ending to stand for the time being. A pair of appeals courts have ruled against Trump offic... Link to the full article to read more

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