A federal judge has stopped the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at punishing those who support the International Criminal Court. The order allowed the government to impose economic penalties and travel bans on people helping the ICC investigate actions by the U.S. or close allies like Israel.

Two human rights advocates filed a lawsuit in April to challenge this order. They argued it violated their rights under the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen ruled in their favor on Friday.

Executive Order Deemed Too Broad And Restrictive

Judge Torresen said the order banned too many types of speech without proper reason. She explained that it punished people even if their work had nothing to do with U.S. cases. The ban applied to any speech-based services that could help ICC prosecutors.

“The executive order appears to restrict substantially more speech than necessary to further that end,” she wrote.

The executive order also placed ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on a U.S. sanctions list. U.S. citizens who offered him services faced the risk of criminal or civil penalties. The order had faced international backlash when it was first announced.

With this ruling, the judge has blocked any enforcement of the order. It protects advocates and legal workers from punishment for supporting global justice. The White House and ICC have not commented on the decision yet.