‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’: Federal Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

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‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’: Federal Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

“I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” the Reagan-appointed judge told an attorney for the Trump administration. A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral attempt to end birthright citizenship, calling the move “blatantly unconstitutional.” The decision from Judge John Coughenour […]

‘Strong Message to Christian Nationalists’: Judge Blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments Law

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‘Strong Message to Christian Nationalists’: Judge Blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments Law

Image-The Conversation screengrab[/caption] A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Louisiana law requiring every public school classroom in the state to display, in large font, a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments—a mandate that the new ruling characterizes as plainly unconstitutional. The decision by U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Judge John deGravelles, an […]

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