Business Insights Feb 29, 2024
$1.7 trillion spending bill unconstitutional, says Judge Hendrix
U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, a federal judge in Texas, has declared the $1.7 trillion government funding bill, passed in 2022, unconstitutional due to lawmakers resorting to proxy voting instead of in-person participation. Judge Hendrix, appointed by former President Donald Trump, issued a memorandum opinion and order on Feb. 27, asserting that the Consolidated […]
By Gemma Iso