U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour Orders 14-Day Block on President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

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The story from the Asscoiated Press
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-donald-trump-lawsuit-immigration-9ac27b234c854a68a9b9f8c0d6cd8a1c

The Judge appears to have complete disdain for the Order with respect to the Constitution.

“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is,” U.S. District Judge John Coughenour told a Justice Department attorney. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”

Judge Coughnehour's biography can be seen here. Interestingly he's a Regan appointee, so hes been on the bench for decades.
https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/judges/coughenour-bio

The text of the Executive Order can be read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/

My intuition was that this Order would be the first to be vigorously challenged in Court.

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