January 24, 2025 11:00 AM

Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, labels it ‘unconstitutional’

A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary restraining order halting former President Donald Trump's controversial executive order to terminate birthright citizenship, deeming the policy "blatantly unconstitutional," as reported by CNN. Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, ruled in response to a lawsuit filed by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three other Democratic-led states. The restraining order, effective for 14 days, pauses the policy's imp...