Washington State Wants Restraining Order Applied to Trump’s New Travel Ban
News Mar 9 2017, 6:38 pm ET
Washington State Wants Restraining Order Applied to Trump’s New Travel Ban
by Mary Emily O'Hara and Ari Melber
Washington state will ask U.S. District Court Senior Judge James L. Robart to apply the temporary injunction he issued last month on Trump's initial executive order to the newly revised travel ban. The state believes that tweaks to the travel ban do not get around the previous restraining order.
"It's my duty, my responsibility to act," Ferguson said. "We're not going to be bullied by threats and actions by the federal government."
He added later, "You can't tweet your way out of the rule of law."
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Washington State Wants Restraining Order Applied to Trump’s New Travel Ban
by Mary Emily O'Hara and Ari Melber
Washington state will ask U.S. District Court Senior Judge James L. Robart to apply the temporary injunction he issued last month on Trump's initial executive order to the newly revised travel ban. The state believes that tweaks to the travel ban do not get around the previous restraining order.
"It's my duty, my responsibility to act," Ferguson said. "We're not going to be bullied by threats and actions by the federal government."
He added later, "You can't tweet your way out of the rule of law."
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/washin...
