The Trump administration remains adamant the plan for a federal funding freeze is still on despite legal challenges, causing even more confusion and whiplash for people in Illinois who rely on federal programs.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's lawsuit claims President Donald Trump's executive order is unconstitutional.
It was another busy day for President Donald Trump’s administration, as he suffered a setback in a lawsuit against his birthright citizenship executive order.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined three other states Tuesday in suing President Donald Trump to stop an executive order that fails to recognize the children of immigrants without legal status as U.S. citizens.
He issued a restraining order preventing the Trump administration from carrying it out at the prompting of four Democratic-led states: Washington, Illinois, Arizona and Oregon. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
The order has already become the subject of five lawsuits by civil rights groups and Democratic attorneys general from 22 states.
A federal court issued a temporary restraining order against a presidential order challenging birthright citizenship.
A federal judge on Thursday issued a two-week restraining order ... Arizona, Illinois and Oregon — that argued that the White House executive order, which President Donald Trump signed Monday ...
A federal judge in Washington has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at modifying birthright citizenship.
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour heard a request by four Democratic-led states to issue a temporary restraining order against the executive order signed by Trump that purports to limit birthright citizenship -- long guaranteed by the 14th Amendment -- to people who have at least one parent who is a United States citizen or permanent resident.
Several states suing Donald Trump over his executive order ending birthright citizenship urged a judge to issue a preliminary injunction halting it from taking effect. The post ‘Egregiously illegal actions of the President’: States call Trump’s birthright citizenship order a ‘modern version of Dred Scott’ as they seek court-ordered injunction first appeared on Law & Crime.
A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.