The following article by Maura Dolan and Jaweed Kaleem was posted on the Los Angeles Times website June 12, 2017:
Another federal appeals court refused on Monday to lift a hold on President Trump’s travel ban, ruling that it lacked justification and violated a federal immigration law that prohibits discrimination based on nationality.
The unanimous, unsigned decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals provided a second legal basis for blocking Trump’s travel moratorium and delivered yet another major legal defeat to the Trump administration.
Other courts, including the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, have ruled that Trump’s ban violated constitutional protections against religious discrimination. The administration has appealed the 4th Circuit decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 9th Circuit, following a different rationale, said it wasn’t necessary to reach the constitutional question because Trump’s order violated the Immigration and Nationality Act passed by Congress. Continue reading “U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban”