Pittsburg-native judge blocks executive order

Judge John Coughenour, formerly of Pittsburg, ruled last week that President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the U.S. illegally is against the U.S. Constitution.

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January 30, 2025 - 1:29 PM

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PITTSBURG — A former resident of Pittsburg and now a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle ruled last week that President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the U.S. illegally is against the U.S. Constitution, according to the Pittsburg Morning Sun.

John Coughenour, a 1959 graduate of Pittsburg High School, was appointed as a federal judge for the Western District of Washington by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Over the course of his 40-plus years on the bench, Coughenour has ruled on thousands of cases, the…

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