Of course, it met with opposition, but it was too late, the public hearings had already been held. When Norm Chollette took up the podium during public participation, council informed him that they would not hear any speeches dealing with hemp or the bylaw, and then promptly adjourned for a recess. Chollette gave an impassioned speech to the public that was present, then left on his own steam. Six police cruisers showed up to deal with the offending protester but they were too late.

The Council meeting continued until they came to the last item on the agenda, Bylaw 148. They voted to adopt the bylaw and adjourned the meeting. Ted Smith (ofnationwide injunction against a federal government action. According to the Justice Department, the Obama administration faced 20 nationwide injunctions over eight years. The Trump administration has already faced nearly 40.

History of Nationwide Injunctions

Major Recent nationwide injunctions

The Supreme Court recently stayed two major nationwide injunctions. First, on July 26 the Supreme Court stayed an injunction from a California federal district court that would have prevented the Trump administration from repurposing appropriated funds to build a border wall. Second, on September 11 the Supreme Court stayed a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration’s new rule requiring asylum seekers who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to apply for asylum in Mexico or another third country before applying in the United States. These decisions did not resolve the underlying lawsuits, but did allow