Republican VP Nominee Mike Pence Pounded by Conservative Seventh Circuit Panel
Republican Vice Presidentialnominee Mike Pence tonight debates Democratic VP hopeful Tim Kaine. As Governor of Indiana, Pence has vocally resisted the resettlement in the Hoosier State. In an opinion by Judge Richard Posner, joined by Judges Frank Easterbrook and Diane Sykes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected Indiana’s position in a case involving the resettlement of Syrian refugees.
As Chris Guidner on Buzzfeed describes the case:
“A federal appeals court on Monday harshly criticized Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s attempt to stop payments to a nonprofit organization that assists with resettlement of Syrian refugees.
A unanimous — and conservative — three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction entered against the Indiana governor forbidding him from banning payments to the nonprofit.”
See also Above the Law (Judge Posner Benchslaps Governor Mike Pence On Syrian Refugee Opposition).
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