Travel ban case is justices' first dive into Trump policy

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Travel ban case is justices' first dive into Trump policy
By: MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

Updated: Apr 23, 2018 06:00 AM CDT
 

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump's time as president, even as the nation has moved from one Trump controversy to another. That's about to change.

The justices' first deep dive into a Trump administration policy comes in a dispute over the third and latest version of the administration's ban on travel from some countries with majority Muslim populations. Opponents of the policy and some lower courts have labeled it a "Muslim ban," harking back to Trump's campaign call to keep Muslims from entering the country.

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In Intense Arguments, Supreme Court Appears Ready To Side With Trump On Travel Ban
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/25/604477703/the-supreme-court-s-grand-finale-trump-s-travel-ban

During arguments at the Supreme Court Wednesday, the justices seemed, by a narrow margin, to be leaning toward upholding the the third iteration of the Trump travel ban.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is often the deciding vote in close cases, for example, made repeated comments suggesting that the court does not usually second guess a president's national-security decisions — even in the context of an immigration law that bans discrimination based on nationality.

If the court does decide in favor of the government in June, when a decision is expected, it would be a big win for one of the pillars of the president's politics. It's an issue that animates the bases of both parties, appealing to the grievance politics of Trump's supporters — and outraging the moral sensibilities of the left. Between the travel ban and the proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, that idea of exclusion is fueling the resistance to Trump and firing up liberals for this year's midterms.

In court Wednesday, faced with the challengers' assertion that the travel ban is indefinite and perpetual, Kennedy replied caustically, asserting — so you think in 180 days we're going to have a safe world?...