Trump comments could be crucial in travel-ban ruling
Fate of order denying entry from seven Muslim countries could hinge on campaign rhetoric, tweets
Public comments by President Donald Trump on his proposed shutdown of travel to the U.S. from several majority-Muslim countries could play a key role in how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the travel ban’s constitutionality, legal experts say. Most judges who have issued rulings on the ban have said Trump’s statements are relevant to determining the ban’s intent. The Supreme Court could decide as soon as this week whether to let the ban go into effect temporarily, as well as whether to rule on its constitutionality.
with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.,” he tweeted.
Now “S.C.” — the Supreme Court — may have the last word on whether those words of Trump’s matter. The justices could decide as soon as this week whether to overrule lower courts and let the travel ban go into effect temporarily, as well as whether to rule on its overall constitutionality. Oral arguments could be held within weeks, or later in the year. Ultimately, the ban could be implemented — or A protester stands outside the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco in February as legal wrangling began. since Trump, as president-elect, was asked if terror attacks in Europe had affected his proposed Muslim ban. “You know my plans,” he said. “All along, I’ve been proven to be right.”
And it’s been less than a week since President Trump trumpeted the travel ban he first proposed in January, which would have shut down virtually all travel from seven majority-Muslim countries while giving Christians preferential treatment. “The Justice Dept. should have stayed Richard Wolf
It’s been 18 months since Donald Trump, presidential candidate, called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.”
It’s been nearly six months WASHINGTON