- AP: “A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries. The majority opinion rejected the notion that the ban discriminates against Muslims or exceeds presidential authority. In writing the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: “We express no view on the soundness of the policy.”
- Vox: “Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the dissent: [The ruling] leaves undisturbed a policy first advertised openly and unequivocally as a ‘total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States’ because the policy now masquerades behind a façade of national-security concerns.”
- Washington Post – Supreme Court upholds Trump Travel Ban – Order barred travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries In a 5-to-4 decision, justices said President Trump has the authority to ban travelers from certain areas if he thinks it is necessary to protect the United States, a major affirmation of presidential power. The decision shed critical light on an increasingly important question: What is the legal value of a presidential tweet?“
- SCOTUSblog: Opinion analysis: Divided court upholds Trump travel ban (Updated) “The Supreme Court today handed a major victory to the Trump administration. By a vote of 5-4, the justices rejected a challenge to President Donald Trump’s September 2017 order – often referred to as the “travel ban” – restricting immigration to the United States by citizens of eight countries, most (but not all) of which are predominantly Muslim. In an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the majority relied on the national security justifications for the ruling, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in dissent, lamented that the court had “blindly” endorsed “a discriminatory policy motivated by animosity toward” Muslims.”
- CNN coverage on the Supreme Court ruling includes text, video, audio, and background articles and sources.
- CNN – Justice Kennedy reminds Trump he is not above the law
- How Trump finally got his travel ban, in a flowchart – Lower courts rejected travel bans several times. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of this one.
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