Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion impacting states’ suits against the Trump administration’s birthright citizenship executive order:

"The Supreme Court’s ruling is disappointing on many levels. But importantly, this morning’s order does not dispute the issue we handily won in the trial court — that President Trump’s attempt to strip birthright citizenship is unlawful and wrong. The justices also confirmed that courts may issue broad injunctions when needed to provide complete relief to the parties. In the case led by Washington state, the trial judge already ruled that nationwide relief is necessary to protect Washington and its co-plaintiffs from the harms from the executive order. We continue to believe that President Trump’s unconstitutional and cruel order must be stopped across the country to guarantee protection for Washington and its residents." – AG Brown