Ninth Circuit Upholds District Court Finding that Trump’s “Sanctuary Cities” Order Is Unlawful, Vacates Nationwide Injunction

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Chief Judge Sidney Thomas and joined by Judge Ronald Gould, affirmed the district court’s finding that the “sanctuary” provisions violated the law.  However, the panel found that “given the absence of specific findings underlying the nationwide application of the injunction, the panel vacated the nationwide injunction and remanded for reconsideration and further findings.”

Judge Ferdinand Fernandez dissented on Ripeness and other grounds.

KJ