How Trump's emergency declaration could strain our court system

February 22, 2019 / 12:46 pm

caption: FILE: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Wilmington, Ohio.

Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington associate law professor Lisa Manheim about President Trump's national emergency declaration to build a border wall.

So far, 16 states have filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's emergency declaration.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says he's prepared to file a lawsuit, if Washington is harmed in any way by Trump's state of emergency declaration.

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Kim Malcolm
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Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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Andy Hurst
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Andy Hurst is a senior producer for Seattle Now, KUOW's daily news podcast. He produces in-depth interviews for the show, in addition to Seattle Now's evening episode, which highlights the top stories of the day from the KUOW newsroom. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
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