Judge Rejects US Request to Clarify Order Halting Travel Ban
Watson issued the temporary restraining order Wednesday in response to a lawsuit from the state of Hawaii.
A federal judge has rejected the US government's request to clarify his temporary order blocking President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
US District Judge Derrick Watson on Sunday said nothing was unclear about his order and the government can't ask for a distinction that officials failed to make in earlier briefs and arguments, according to online court records.
Watson issued the temporary restraining order Wednesday in response to a lawsuit from the state of Hawaii, concluding there was "significant and unrebutted evidence of religious animus" behind the travel ban.
Watson asked federal officials and Hawaii how they want to proceed regarding a possible extension of his order.
Trump has called the Hawaii ruling an example of "unprecedented judicial overreach" and has indicated it will be appealed.
Similar cases are being heard in federal courts in Washington state and Maryland. In all, more than half a dozen states are trying to block the travel ban.
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