A federal judge is temporarily putting on hold President Trump’s attempt to re-interpret a portion of the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to everyone born on American soil, through executive order.

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, signed the temporary restraining order on Thursday to block Trump’s action. Coughenour’s decision just days after a number of states, including New Jersey, sued the Trump administration over the move.

Testimony of Edwin Meese III, 75th Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow Emeritus, The Heritage Foundation. Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary ...