“A Seattle judge issued a 14-day restraining order in response to a lawsuit from states calling Trump’s effort unconstitutional.”
U.S. District Court John C. Coughenour’s decision, which applies nationwide, came in response to a lawsuit from a coalition of states — Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon — that argued that the White House executive order, which President Donald Trump signed Monday, violates the 14th Amendment.
Washington Post: “Washington Attorney General Nick Brown (D) speaks during a news conference Tuesday in Seattle announcing that Washington state would join a federal lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.” (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/23/trump-judge-birthright-citizenship-block/
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