TRUMP EXTENDS EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRAVEL BAN ORDER

President Trump signed an order rebooting the effective date in his travel ban executive order on Wednesday in an attempt to make clear that it still calls for a 90-day suspension of travel from six Middle Eastern nations if the Supreme Court upholds his ban.

Trump’s move was necessary to prevent the Supreme Court from declining to take the case because it’s already been 90 days since the president signed the order. Plaintiffs had argued that the elapsed time had made the case moot.

In an unusual move, Trump used a presidential memorandum to amend his executive order “in light of questions in litigation about the effective date of the enjoined provisions and in the interest of clarity.”

The memorandum comes two days after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals maintained its order blocking key provisions of the order calling for a ban on travel for nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.