Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case

By Mica Rosenberg and Dan LevineNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even if President Donald Trump wins an appeal of a court ruling blocking his executive order on sanctuary cities, arguments made by the government in the case could permanently harm itsefforts to cut off wide swaths of federal funding to targeted cities, some legal experts say.Trump's original order, issued on Jan. 25, stated that cities and counties shielding illegal immigrants and refusing to cooperate with immigration official