Eighteen states and District of Columbia file lawsuit arguing president’s order is violation of US constitution

Summary

A swath of Democratic-led states and civil rights groups have filed the first lawsuits challenging executive orders Donald Trump signed after taking office, including one that seeks to roll back birthright citizenship in the US.

A coalition of 18 Democratic-led states along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston on Tuesday arguing the Republican president’s effort to end birthright citizenship is a flagrant violation of the US constitution.

That lawsuit followed a pair of similar cases filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, immigrant organizations and an expectant mother in the hours after Trump signed the executive order, marking the first major litigation challenging parts of his agenda since he took office.

Edit: Count is now 22 states. Thanks empireoflove2!

  • Tiefling IRL
    25•2 days ago

    At that point I hope the blue states realize there’s nothing to gain from remaining in the union

    • @[email protected]
      16•2 days ago

      Remember a year ago when Texas was talking about seceding, and how everyone pointed out that there was no legal mechanism for them to do that ?

      • @[email protected]English
        2•2 hours ago

        I remember reading in school about how the American colonies lawfully seceded from England. It was all done according to the letter of the law, with a lot of respect from both sides on how cordial the whole process was.

      • @[email protected]
        5•16 hours ago

        Given the fact that Texas will threaten to secede at the drop of a hat and have been doing so since they lost in the civil war. Well it comes across as hollow and annoying at best.

      • toomanypancakesEnglish
        33•2 days ago

        If laws don’t matter, neither does a legal mechanism.

        • @DarkFutureEnglish
          11•2 days ago

          Yeah, we’re starting to learn that a lot of “rules” aren’t actually written down, and even if they are, who cares if they aren’t enforced? The Trump era will teach an entire generation of Americans that lawlessness is subjective and always profitable.

      • @[email protected]English
        19•2 days ago

        There’s never a legal way to overthrow a corrupt government. The US didn’t gain its independence from England through legal channels.

    • @DarkFutureEnglish
      3•2 days ago

      Yup.

      Take our massive economies and our larger number of military personnel and do our own thing. Not much of a loss.