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On the recordMarch 15, 2017
The courts have just look at the harm done to people in my state and Brian's state of Maryland and others that the harm is so great, that they're not going to allow it to go forward while we proceed on the merits.
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Bob Ferguson
Washington

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Bob Ferguson emphasizes the harm caused by the executive order and the courts' decision to halt it.

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