The 4-4 split on the Supreme Court could favor opponents of Obama's immigration executive orders, as a tie vote would uphold lower court rulings that viewed the orders as unconstitutional. In 90 minutes of arguments, the court appeared to break along ideological lines, with the four liberals supporting the president and four conservatives voicing skepticism. Yahoo News: In order to win, Obama would need the support of one of the court's conservatives, most likely Chief Justice John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy. But they both at times hit the Obama administration's lawyer, U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, with tough questions. Kennedy expressed concern that Obama had exceeded its authority by having the executive branch set immigration policy rather than carry out laws passed by Congress. "It's as if the president is setting the policy and the Congress is executing it. That's just upside down," Kennedy said. A ruling is due by the...(Read Full Post)