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One expert called the state's death penalty plans "mind-boggling."
New travel restrictions go into effect on March 16, but not if the state and its allies can stop them.
The president's ownership of the hotel and its restaurants gives it an unfair advantage over other local businesses, the plaintiffs say.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A hearing is set for March 15, a day before the new ban is to go into effect.
The right to litigate is critical to any democratic society.
The new EPA administrator made his name suing the agency 13 times and fighting on behalf of oil and gas companies.
The ruling comes just a day before a scheduled Senate vote on Pruitt’s confirmation.
A media watchdog group and the ACLU are pushing Scott Pruitt to disclose his ties to the energy industry before the Senate votes to confirm him.
The court action comes as the Trump administration is looking to gut the agency's budget.