The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 18, 2016 Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Obama's Immigration Executive Action --------------------------------------------------------------------- In one of the most closely watched legal cases of the year, the Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether President Obama overstepped his authority when he took unilateral action to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. The case pits the Obama administration against 26 states led by Texas that filed suit to block his 2014 immigration plan. Topics:Supreme Court Immigrant Rights .