State of Hawaii to challenge new Trump order in court - court document

[March 08, 2017]    (Reuters) - The state of Hawaii said in a court motion on Tuesday that it intends to seek a temporary restraining order on Wednesday against President Donald Trump's new executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries.

A view of Honolulu, Hawaii is seen from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific November 9, 2011. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

The Trump administration this week issued the new executive order that supplanted an earlier, more-sweeping one which had been challenged in court by the state of Washington.

(Reporting by Eric Beech)

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