Federal Judge Blocks President Trump’s New Executive Order

On Thursday afternoon, a federal district judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

Judge John C. Coughenour of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled Trump’s executive order as “blatantly unconstitutional.”

Coughenour, who was appointed by President Reagan, stated, “I’ve been on the bench for four decades and I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”

The temporary block will last 14 days, but a preliminary injunction to permanently block Trump’s executive order in the future.

A judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. pic.twitter.com/ehLZpFDIbZ

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 23, 2025

Here’s what NBC News reported:

A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship — the first skirmish in what promises to be a protracted legal battle over the new administration’s agenda.

Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour heard 25 minutes of arguments and then issued an order from the bench blocking the policy from taking effect for 14 days. There will be a further briefing on a preliminary injunction to permanently block the executive order while the case proceeds.

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“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades,” Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, said. “I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”

The case comes as four states (Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon) sought to block the order before it is supposed to take effect in late February. It’s one of five lawsuits filed by Democratic attorneys general and immigrant rights organizations challenging the order — which seeks to limit automatic birthright citizenship to children of U.S. citizens and green card holders — as unconstitutional.

BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. https://t.co/i0zkhXhsBh

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 23, 2025

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