WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Three US federal judges issued rulings within 90 minutes on 24 April, blocking major parts of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders.

The decisions halted attempts to penalise sanctuary cities, restrict diversity and inclusion in education, and impose strict voter registration rules, according to The Independent.

"Here we are again," wrote California District Judge William H. Orrick, noting that fears of enforcement are "even stronger than in 2017."

Orrick, appointed by Barack Obama, ruled against freezing funds to 16 sanctuary jurisdictions, citing constitutional violations of the Fifth and Tenth Amendments.

The orders, he wrote, improperly sought to "commandeer local officials into enforcing federal...