Santa Clara County Seeks National Injunction to Block President Trump’s Unconstitutional Executive Order
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the County of Santa Clara asked a federal court to block implementation of the Trump Administration’s plan to strip the County of nearly $1.7 billion in funds used to deliver critical countywide services. The County filed a motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction as part of the County’s lawsuit, County of Santa Clara v. Trump, No. 5:17-cv-00574 (N.D. Cal.), challenging President Donald J. Trump’s January 25, 2017 Executive Order, which unconstitutionally threatens to defund state and local “sanctuary jurisdictions.”
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Press briefing on the County’s move to block federal defunding |
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Who: |
Dave Cortese, President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors |
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When: |
Thursday February 23, 2017 |
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Santa Clara County Valley Specialty Center |
SOURCE Office of the County Counsel, County of Santa Clara
