Justice Department won’t defend Trump’s immigration order

Updated at 8:15 p.m.
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has instructed Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump’s executive order restricting travel and immigration from many Muslim-majority countries, telling them she is not convinced it is lawful.
Yates is a holdover from the Obama administration until Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, is confirmed by the Senate, which is expected to happen this week.
She made clear she has doubts ab