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Fed. Judge issues order delaying stop on birthright citizenship

by CHERYL SCHWEIZER
Staff Writer | January 24, 2025 2:20 AM

OLYMPIA — A Seattle-based federal judge granted a request from the Washington Attorney General’s Office for a temporary restraining order to delay an executive order that could reinterpret the rules of birthright citizenship issued by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour issued the restraining order Thursday, two days after the AG’s office had filed suit. 

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