Sixteen Attorneys General Argue That Trump Administration Too Narrowly Interprets "Close Familial Relationship" – Harming States' Residents, Institutions, And Economies
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Monday, July 10, that he is leading a coalition of 16 Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief in the Hawaii travel ban litigation, supporting Hawaii's pending motion for injunctive relief in federal district court.
Last week, Hawaii filed a motion in State of Hawaii and Ismail Elshikh v. Donald Trump, et al. to clarify the scope of the injunction that partially blocks the travel ban. Attorney General Schneiderman led this same coalition of Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief in support of Hawaii's first motion. While the district court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined for procedural reasons to address that first motion, the Ninth Circuit observed that Hawaii could seek injunctive relief from the district court. Late Friday, the plaintiffs filed a motion to enforce, or alternatively, to modify the district court's preliminary injunction. Today's amicus brief filed by the coalition of Attorneys General supports that new motion.
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