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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The legal arguments in the DACA cases before the Supreme Court

    President Trump says he has the authority to end the DACA program, which President Obama created through executive order in 2012. Lower court judges have so far rejected the White House’s argument.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    President Trump says he has the authority to end the DACA program, which President Obama created through executive order in 2012. Lower court judges have so far rejected the White House’s argument. And all attention will likely be on Chief Justice John Roberts, who’s now the high court’s likeliest swing vote after the retirement of former Justice Anthony Kennedy.

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    Inside DACA’s Supreme Court challenge
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    2. 7:50Attorney arguing before SCOTUS is also a DACA recipient
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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Inside DACA’s Supreme Court challenge
    1. 0:00DACA recipient’s 230-mile march for immigrants’ rights
    2. 7:50Attorney arguing before SCOTUS is also a DACA recipient
    3. 15:10The legal arguments in the DACA cases before the Supreme CourtYou’re reading this
    4. 25:29Why paid family leave may not pay for many new moms
    5. 33:38Morrissey’s politics divide his LA fan base
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