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Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:39 AM Mar 2017

Federal judge gets threats

By Faith Karimi and Joe Sutton, CNN
Updated 5:03 AM ET, Fri March 24, 2017

... US District Judge Derrick Watson's ruling last week resulted in a temporary restraining order nationwide -- hours before the revised travel ban was set to go into effect.

In the 43-page ruling, Watson concluded that the new executive order failed to pass legal muster, and the state had established "a strong likelihood of success" on their claims of religious discrimination.

Watson, who presides in Honolulu, has received threatening messages since the ruling. FBI spokeswoman Michele Ernst said the agency is aware of the situation and prepared to assist.

The FBI declined to provide additional details on the investigation. The US Marshals Service, which is spearheading the investigation, said it does not discuss specific security measures ...


http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/politics/hawaii-travel-ban-judge-threatening-messages/

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