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Raw Story on MSN'Irreparable harm': Judge blasts Trump admin in newly released opinionPresident Donald Trump's administration was handed another loss Thursday in its bid to end birthright citizenship. Judge Joseph Laplante of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire issued a preliminary injunction blocking the executive order Trump signed in February that attempted to end birthright citizenship altogether.
Just days after the conservative-run top court barred most nationwide injunctions, Judge Joseph LaPlante nevertheless said he planned to order officials to avoid taking any steps to change the
The unsigned decision lifts a lower court ruling that briefly stopped the Trump administration from cutting down the federal workforce while a legal challenge worked through the court system. The Supreme Court is now allowing federal agencies to slash jobs even before the legality of Trump’s plan has been decided.