Monday, March 13, 2017

[U] Virginia's "Next Briefings" Schedule Now Defers To Hawaii's, As Well... On Muslim Ban 2.0 TROs


Late this afternoon, in the federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria), the able Judge Trenga ordered one week's worth of "slackening", in the briefing schedule, on the TRO against Muslim Ban 2.0 -- originally scheduled to go forward this week. See below -- just entered, but this pushes the Virginia TRO hearing back, into next week. [A decision wouldn't come until later in the week there, then.]

So, once again, we continue expect the hearing in Honolulu will decide it -- as a matter of first impression:

. . . .The hearing on Defendants' Motion currently scheduled for March 13, 2017 be, and the same hereby is, CONTINUED to Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 10 a.m. . . .

[I]t is further ORDERED that Defendants file their opposition brief no later than Friday, March 17, 2017 at 12 p.m. noon.

Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 03/13/2017.. . .


UNRELATED UPDATE: 24 million people may lose insurance (primarily due to cut-backs, and carve-outs from Medicare/Medicaid) under "Trump[No-]Care", according to the non-partisan CBO. As I earlier opined, this package is. . . DOA. Not really worth discussing -- in this flawed form. Not even clear it will have 50 votes in the Senate -- let alone the required 60.

Now you know -- onward. Off to some snowy night-time fun, here -- then LA later in the week, for some warm sunshine!

नमस्ते

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought the Trumpcare was designed to go through the budget reconciliation process and not an open vote~~because they know they cannot get the 60 votes....

condor said...

Not that I'm paying attention mind you, but only the appropriations part (the tax and spend) may be passed by reconciliation.

That means no Medicare/Medicaid eligibility changes, without 60 votes -- unless Congress Gerry-Manders its own three decades of rules here. . . .

I still think in this form it is essentially DOA. . .

Namaste!

(Hey -- that rhymes!)

Anonymous said...

First, no 'having fun' on your own blog.....

Second: you're usually much more on top of things, I'm shocked!

Third; from Huffington Post today~~

"Last week, the speaker outlined the steps lawmakers and the administration will take to repeal and replace Obamacare. First, he said, Congress would pass the American Health Care Act with the help of a process called budget reconciliation. Second, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price would take administrative action to deregulate the Obamacare marketplace. And third, Congress would pass additional legislation to allow policies to be sold across state lines."

with no rhymes~~~~

condor said...

Right you are, but "the Speaker" will have to change the standing rules of the Congress, on reconciliation bills, if he is going to use this ledger-domain.

And there are lots of Democrats lined up to argue (and perhaps even sue in federal court) -- saying that the 60 vote rule, in the Senate means. . . what it says.

We shall see. . . but I'd not bet in favor of this version becoming law.

Namaste -- and do stop back!

[I've taken the immigration suggestion comment, and run with it, in a slightly modified form, for tonight's iteration of the masthead. . . .]