Supreme Court

Reaction To Trump’s Travel Ban AKA Trump’s Muslim Ban

By News & Guts
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What began as a racist campaign theme has now been condoned by a Supreme Court with Donald Trump appointee voting with the majority.

The Associated Press writes:

“The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority.

The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by his four conservative colleagues.

Roberts wrote that presidents have substantial power to regulate immigration. He also rejected the challengers’ claim of anti-Muslim bias.”

While seven countries are impacted by this. Many are pointing out that Trump once called it a Muslim ban and that it still appears to be one. The Wall Street Journal reports:

“States, immigrant- and civil-rights groups and individual U.S. residents have challenged the ban, arguing it was inspired by Muslim animus, tracing back to Mr. Trump’s call as a presidential candidate for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”  They say the U.S. already had sufficient screening practices in place without Mr. Trump’s restrictions.”

In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor seems to agree.

One of the ban’s most outspoken critics, Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress is expressing outrage over what he calls a partisan court decision.

It’s also important to read what Justice Kennedy wrote about Trump and his tweeting:

The effect of Trump’s appointment of Neil Gorsuch is being profoundly felt on the Supreme Court.