U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, the first to block the birthright citizenship order, said it would be “perverse and bizarre” to have rules for automatic citizenship for babies born in one state but not another.
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“The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or something ignored, whether that be for political or personal gain,” said Coughenour, who was appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan.
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