Feds seek stay on Hawaii Trump travel ban lawsuit deadlines

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court to suspend all deadlines in Hawaii’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries.

The federal government filed a motion Monday in U.S. District Court in Honolulu requesting a stay on deadlines until the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addresses a separate lawsuit on the same issue filed by Washington state and Minnesota.

The state of Hawaii asked the court Friday for a temporary restraining order and for a hearing within 14 days.