Donald Trump has promised to reverse much of President Obama’s legislation from the past eight years. But Texas is two steps ahead of the president-elect.
Last week a federal judge in Texas halted Obama’s plan to give overtime pay to millions of American workers. This is just the latest blow to Obama’s legacy delivered courtesy of Lone Star judges.
In the past two years Texas judges have struck down or suspended a number of Obama’s efforts. These include a rule that would have offered amnesty to illegal immigrants who are parents of natural born American citizens, and guidance that would have expanded restroom access for transgender students.
As The New York Times reports, the fact that Obama’s legacy seems to be in the hands of a few Southern judges troubles some legal experts. Gupta Wessler has argued multiple cases before the Supreme Court. He calls the trend, “troubling.”
