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Lou Barletta
Federal judge rules Obama overstepped his authority in issuing executive order on immigration

PITTSBURGH A federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled Tuesday that President Barack Obama overstepped his authority and violated the Constitution when he issued an executive order last month to delay deportation for millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. In an opinion issued in a local case of a Honduran man who illegally re-entered the country, U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab said the president cannot use his executive powers to bypass Congress. The judge, who was appointed to the bench by former President George W. Bush, said the president's order in November amounts to "unilateral legislative action" and is unconstitutional. "Congress' lawmaking power...