Earlier today, Virginia federal district court Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s executive order on immigration, based on the fact that it discriminates against Muslims. Judge Brinkema’s opinion is especially notable because it is the first judicial ruling against the order based on the issue of religious discrimination. I defended this approach (which was also followed by the Ninth Circuit) here. Both this ruling and the Ninth Circuit decision merely impose or continue preliminary injunctions. As I noted in my analysis of the Ninth Circuit decision, this is still a preliminary stage of litigation.

Source: Washington Post February 14, 2017 03:10 UTC