Obama’s latest immigration defeat sets up next round of legal and political fighting

A conservative-dominated appellate court has delivered red meat to Republican presidential candidates, new challenges to the White House and a heads-up to the Supreme Court with its decision this week blocking the president’s immigration plan. Short-term, the decision by a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit gives the GOP presidential candidates something tasty to chew over at the Tuesday night debate hosted by the Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal. In a 2-1 decision, the appellate court ruled that President Barack Obama overstepped his bounds in issuing two executive orders.

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