FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2005 file photo, U.S. Southern District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, left, joins with Filemon B. Vela, Jr. and Blanca Vela for the Pledge of Allegiance during the United States Courthouse naming ceremony in Brownsville, Texas. Hanen's move to block President Barack Obama’s orders on immigration lays bare a pervasive but not widely known practice in federal district courts: venue shopping. Immigration advocates say that lawyers for the state of Texas were seeking a court with sympathetic judges when they filed their case in Brownsville. (AP Photo/The Brownsville Herald, Brad Doherty, File)
Featured Photo Galleries
