The fate of Trump’s travel ban
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to release final decisions on pending cases, President Trump’s infamous travel ban hangs in the balance.
Perhaps the most talked-about result is the decision about President Trump’s “Muslim Travel Ban”, prohibiting visas for citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries into the United States for 90 days.
Two of the U.S. Appeals courts have contested the ban, one for religious discrimination and another violation of immigrations laws. The Supreme Court’s verdict will decide whether the case is strong enough to be taken by the court, and whether the travel ban will be enforced while the appeal is on-going.
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The argument of the Ninth Circuit of Appeals is that the Trump administration’s reasons for the travel ban did “not support the conclusion that the entry of nationals from the six designated countries would be harmful to our national interests.” According to the judges, continuing without these stricter procedures will not make a large enough change to allow them.
The Fourth Circuit of Appeals declared that the revised order could not be “divorced from the cohesive narrative linking it to the animus that inspired it.”
The Justice Department argues against both court’s decisions, saying the ban is has a legitimate and useful purpose to protecting American security.
The Supreme Court will also accept or reject the appeal that business owners can refuse services to same-sex couples regarding marriages. This decision in particular holds a lot of weight for support of same-sex marriage, and whether refusing is discrimination or protected by religious freedoms. This issue first arose in 2012 when a Colorado baker refused to make a wedding cake for Charlie Craig and David Mullins.
Lower courts had determined that the action was discrimination, but the Supreme Court will decide whether to honor that decision or send it back to the Appeals Court.
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