(23 Jan 2025)
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Seattle – 23 January 2025
1. Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown approaching microphone
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Brown, Washington state Attorney General:
"We came to the courthouse today to defend the United States Constitution. To defend democracy in America and to defend what it means to be an American citizen. We are thrilled that the court saw the seriousness and the urgency of the complaints and requests for a temporary restraining order brought by the state of Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Illinois, and are thrilled the judge issued a temporary restraining order directing the United States government to take no further action and enforcing and implementing the unconstitutional and un-American executive order attempting to eliminate birthright citizenship in America."
3. Exterior of courthouse
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Brown, Washington state Attorney General:
"his is step one. But to hear the judge from the bench say that in his 40 years as a judge, he has never seen something so blatantly unconstitutional sets the tone for the seriousness of this effort."
5. Exterior of courthouse
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Brown, Washington state Attorney General:
"This is fairly simple. This has been expressly determined by the United States Supreme Court and Congress and multiple executives have looked at it and agreed. And so I was not surprised to see Judge Coughenour sort of dismiss the absurdity of the order and the absurdity of the president’s action."
7. End of news conference
8.SOUNDBITE (English) Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown:
"Well, we’ll take one step at a time. But I see no reason why an A court of appeals or even the United States Supreme Court would reach a different decision that was reached today."
9. Brown walking on street
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Brown, Washington state Attorney General:
"This order effectively forces states to prepare for the effect. The day of that order has an impact now and more importantly, created a cloud of uncertainty for children being born here and in Seattle, all across Washington and all across the country. And so the urgency by which we moved was effective and appropriate and supported by the court."
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STORYLINE:
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order.
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments to ask how he could consider the order constitutional. When the attorney, Brett Shumate, said he’d like a chance to explain it in a full briefing, Coughenour told him the hearing was his chance.
The temporary restraining order sought by Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington was the first to get a hearing before a judge and applies nationally.
The case is one of five lawsuits being brought by 22 states and a number of immigrants rights groups across the country. The suits include personal testimonies from attorneys general who are U.S. citizens by birthright, and names pregnant women who are afraid their children won’t become U.S. citizens.
Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, began the hearing by grilling the administration’s attorneys, saying the order “boggles the mind.”
“Are they not subject to the decisions of the immigration courts?” he asked. “Must they not follow the law while they are here?”
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