Immigration Case on Track for 2016 Supreme Court Ruling

  • Supreme Court rejects Texas bid for delay in filing deadline
  • Texas sought 30-day filing extension, received eight days

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Texas’s request for a 30-day extension to file its opening brief on President Barack Obama’s deferred-deportation program, in a move that leaves open the possibility the high court will rule on the plan next year.

The justices gave Texas an eight-day delay, heeding calls from the Obama administration to keep the case on track for a potential decision by the end of the court’s term in June. The administration is seeking review after a federal appeals court blocked the program.