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Ken Paxton: “We won at the district court level. We then won at the 5th…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 18:26

And our argument was simple. The president doesn't have any statutory authority or constitutional authority to make up law. That is completely in the power of our congressman. We won at the district court level. We then won at the 5th Circuit twice. because they tried to stop us twice. And then this last week, we made the case in the U.S. supreme Court. And since we won at the Fifth Circuit, we have a chance with a tie. (18:26–18:32)

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Asserts legal victories at district and 5th Circuit courts regarding immigration executive order.

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