The rule of law isn’t dead quite yet…
Judge Deborah Boardman blocked the executive order in question because it’s likely unconstitutional and “runs counter to our nation’s 250-year history of citizenship by birth.”
She further stated that it “conflicts with the plain language of the 14th Amendment.”
“No court in the country has ever endorsed the president’s interpretation,” she added. “This court will not be the first.”
While reading her ruling, she stated that “citizenship is a most precious right, expressly guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution” and that Trump’s order would inflict “irreparable injury.”
“Children subjected to the order will be denied the rights and benefit to US citizens and their parents will face instability and uncertainty about the citizenship status of their unborn babies,” she explained.
The case in consideration was brought by five pregnant women whose babies could be negatively impacted if Trump’s order goes into effect as well as two immigrant-rights group.
Crucially, Boardman stated that her injunction applies nationally because it must give the organizations’ widespread membership “complete relief.
