Mr. Ferguson claimed a victory in the case on Thursday, after the Justice Department made a court filing announcing that there would be a new, rewritten order.
“Today’s court filing by the federal government recognizes the obvious — the President’s current executive order violates the Constitution,” Mr. Ferguson said, in a statement. “President Trump could have sought review of this flawed order in the Supreme Court but declined to face yet another defeat.”
Whenever Mr. Trump issues a new order, Washington state could revise its lawsuit if it believes that directive is unconstitutional as well.
Mr. Trump has said his directive was necessary to protect the United States from attacks by Islamist militants. It barred people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the country for 90 days. Refugees were banned for120 days, except those from Syria, who were banned indefinitely.
