Hon. William H. Orrick, N.D. California, issued a temporary injunction on Tuesday blocking President Trump’s executive order seeking to hold back billions of dollars in federal funding from cities that limit their cooperation with immigration enforcement, or sanctuary cities. The ruling applies nationwide, until a broader ruling on the underlying constitutional issues can be made. Orrick found that only Congress has the power to place these conditions on spending. Trump responded to the ruling by tweeting “See you in the Supreme Court!” The ruling would first have to be appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals before it could be brought before the Supreme Court.
Orrick was appointed to the bench in 2013 by President Obama. He is a graduate of Yale Univ. and Boston College School of Law. Prior to taking the bench, Orrick was in private practice in San Francisco and a Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Lawyers interviewed for the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary said Orrick “has excellent legal ability” and that his political proclivities do not “affect his position on the bench.”
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