The Brief

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump cannot withhold funding from more than 30 "sanctuary" cities across the U.S.

What we know:

U.S. District Judge William Orrick extended his earlier preliminary injunction, blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funding from "sanctuary" cities.

Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and Denver were among 34 so-called "sanctuary cities" included in the order. Orrick's Friday order expanded on his earlier ruling, which secured funding for more than a dozen other cities and counties, including San Francisco.

The backstory:

Over the last few months, Trump has issued several executive orders targeting sanctuary cities and policies that the administration says inhibit federal immigration enfor

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