Civil rights groups are scrambling to get ahead of a looming change to the status of babies born to immigrant parents without permanent legal status. 

Unless additional legal actions are successful, there are just a few weeks until the Trump administration’s restrictions on birthright citizenship are set to take effect in a majority of states across the country, following a Supreme Court ruling on Friday. 

Washington was one of several states challenging President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

But while the SCOTUS ruling didn't directly address the Trump administration's restrictions on birthright citizenship, the ruling has wide implications for the power of the judicial branch to rein in the executive.

We talk with Washington's Attorney General, Nick Brown, about SCOTUS rulings, universal injunctions and birthright citizenship. 

Guest:

• Washington Attorney General Nick Brown

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