Judge to reconsider sanctuary cities ruling

A federal judge Tuesday agreed to reconsider his ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.

U.S. District Judge William Orrick accepted the administration’s request to reconsider his April ruling. He gave the two California counties that challenged the executive order — San Francisco and Santa Clara — two weeks to file any documents opposing the request. The memo issued Monday reasserts the department’s position that Trump’s order applies to a relatively small amount of money administered by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.