Newswise — The Supreme Court Thursday announced it was evenly divided in a case concerning the President's controversial executive actions on immigration.
The ruling means that the program will remain blocked from going into effect, and the issue will return to the lower court. It is exceedingly unlikely the programs will go into effect for the remainder of the Obama presidency.
Jeffrey Segal, a prominent scholar in the field of law and judicial politics, best known for his Supreme Court expertise is available for further commentary.
Segal is the Chair of the Political Science Department at Stony Brook University in New York. His areas of interest include Supreme Court decision making and the nomination/confirmation of Supreme Court justices. He has co-authored more than 60 articles and seven books on the law, judicial processes, and related subjects.Stony Brook University has a ReadyCam television studio system and ISDN line available. www.bit.ly/1O8KY6W.
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