Senior Judge John Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Photo: Grant Pickett via Wikimedia Commons'Where Were the Lawyers?' Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
In issuing a temporary restraining order, U.S. District Senior Judge John Coughenour questioned the legal work that went into what he called a "blatantly unconstitutional" executive order restricting who qualifies as a U.S. citizen.
January 23, 2025 at 04:27 PM
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A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship, calling the directive "blatantly unconstitutional" and questioning the legal work behind it.
In a brief hearing in the Seattle federal courthouse, U.S. District Senior Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington said "it boggles the mind" that "any member of the bar" could think the order denying citizenship to a U.S.-born child of unauthorized residents was constitutional.
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