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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017

      OK, let's start the TRAVEL EO THREAD for Wednesday, March 15, 2017, right here.

      5 replies 73 retweets 153 likes
    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      The new travel EO is due to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Here are the four cases aiming to stop that from happening —>https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/trump-administration-pushes-back-in-court-to-defend-the-lega?utm_term=.jra7aGDw6e#.bd3er0v9JO …

      5 replies 189 retweets 219 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Here's @ZoeTillman's report on the first EO hearing, which took place in Maryland this morning. No ruling yet. —>https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.gvZgJBlGKA …

      2 replies 27 retweets 40 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Michelle Broder Van Dyke

      Next up! Hearing in Hawaii at 9:30a local time/3:30p ET. For @BuzzFeedNews, @michellebvd is on scene. Follow her!https://twitter.com/michellebvd/status/842084139662622720 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Michelle Broder Van DykeVerified account @MBVD
      Replying to @MBVD
      I’m at Hawaii’s US District Court, where a judge will hear arguments on Trump’s new travel ban soon. Stay tuned for updates. pic.twitter.com/ttpADL1oWm
      3 replies 20 retweets 45 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      The hearing has begun in Hawaii. Follow @michellebvd, who is there, for the latest.

      2 replies 6 retweets 26 likes
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Update: Washington state has filed a separate motion for a TRO against the new travel EO:https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.dt8ExVXdlK#.yrqgab1Xzd …

      4 replies 48 retweets 86 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Michelle Broder Van Dyke

      Judge in Hawaii seems to be spending a lot of time with Acting SG Wall on the standing args:https://twitter.com/michellebvd/status/842107076755185664 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Michelle Broder Van DykeVerified account @MBVD
      Replying to @MBVD
      Wall argues Hawaii's case against Trump's new EO is just pointing to generalized harm that could happen anytime govt tweaks immigration laws
      1:21 PM - 15 Mar 2017
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Michelle Broder Van Dyke

          Big point being argued by feds:https://twitter.com/michellebvd/status/842112804177903616 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Michelle Broder Van DykeVerified account @MBVD
          Replying to @MBVD
          Wall argues that Hawaii's case against Trump's EO is fundamentally different than Washington's because there's no due process violation
          3 replies 9 retweets 16 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted gata negra

          Parties are appearing by teleconference in Hawaii (although reporters are there in person!):https://twitter.com/jazzagold/status/842114115153862657 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          gata negra @jazzagold
          Replying to @chrisgeidner
          How is Wall arguing in Maryland and Hawaii? Assuming he is appearing via video conferencing in Hawaii? @michellebvd
          2 replies 2 retweets 18 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, here's a nonjusticiability amicus filed in an EO case that is moving more slowly: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3517875/document-15084339.pdf …pic.twitter.com/LLcc4fWu2v

          3 replies 10 retweets 17 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Michelle Broder Van Dyke

          No ruling from the bench, but we will get a ruling in Hawaii v. Trump before midnight ET:https://twitter.com/michellebvd/status/842117521364856832 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Michelle Broder Van DykeVerified account @MBVD
          Replying to @MBVD
          Judge ends by saying he will issue a decision on Hawaii v Trump before new EO is set to start tonight at midnight ET, which is 6pm in Hawaii
          2 replies 27 retweets 35 likes
        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Among those covering the third EO hearing today — in Ali v. Trump before Judge Robart — are @GrahamKIRO7 and @jonhumbert and @KUOWLiz.

          1 reply 10 retweets 22 likes
        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Liz Jones

          RUH ROH.https://twitter.com/KUOWLiz/status/842130469286117377 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Liz JonesVerified account @KUOWLiz
          Phone just rang during Judge Robart's hearing on #TravelBan. "It's a $50 fine to the charity of your choice. Who's going to fess up?"
          2 replies 14 retweets 59 likes
        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Note per @jonhumbert, Chad Readler — the acting head of the Civil Division — is arguing today for DOJ in Ali v. Trump.

          1 reply 5 retweets 16 likes
        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Liz Jones

          Readler arguing about the importance of waiver possibility, Robart seems skeptical:https://twitter.com/KUOWLiz/status/842131992170848257 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Liz JonesVerified account @KUOWLiz
          DOJ attorney: Anyone applying for visa can request waiver from #TravelBan, process then "business as usual." Judge: "With a big asterisk"
          1 reply 7 retweets 18 likes
        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Liz Jones

          This seems like ... quite ... a statement.https://twitter.com/KUOWLiz/status/842133847688978432 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Liz JonesVerified account @KUOWLiz
          DOJ atty says #travelban will not significantly delay visa processing time for people from 6 banned countries who seek waivers for US travel
          6 replies 14 retweets 24 likes
        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Jennifer Sullivan

          I do wonder about whether judges consider this at all:https://twitter.com/SeattleSullivan/status/842134646976536576 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Jennifer SullivanVerified account @SeattleSullivan
          In rebuttal, lawyer for NW Immigrant Rights Project says Exec Order is "a temporary pause with no end in sight." #komonews
          2 replies 12 retweets 28 likes
        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Graham Johnson

          And, hearing number three is done, also with no ruling from the bench:https://twitter.com/GrahamKIRO7/status/842137671946313728 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Graham JohnsonVerified account @GrahamKIRO7
          Judge Robart says he will issue an order on #travelban but not from the bench. Gave no indication of timeline. Court in recess.
          1 reply 12 retweets 15 likes
        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          For all the latest on the legal wrangling in advance of the 12:01a Thursday effective date of the new travel EO:https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases …

          1 reply 9 retweets 15 likes
        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Jennifer Sullivan

          Um.https://twitter.com/SeattleSullivan/status/842142453675130882 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Jennifer SullivanVerified account @SeattleSullivan
          For hearing #2 before Judge Robart on the #travelban Washington Solicitor General Noah Purcell about to argue for the state. #komonews
          1 reply 4 retweets 10 likes
        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          (There is nothing on the docket about this in Washington v. Trump.)

          1 reply 4 retweets 9 likes
        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          So, it looks like Washington SG Noah Purcell *IS* going to get an argument today.

          4 replies 6 retweets 23 likes
        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          BREAKING: Federal Judge In Hawaii Blocks Trump’s Second Refugee And Travel Order Nationwide https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.iu334x086z …pic.twitter.com/L5bwEeCgrO

          29 replies 1,289 retweets 1,794 likes
        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          UPDATE: Fed'l Judge In Hawaii Blocks Trump’s Second Travel Ban Order https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.fr8VEyR68o … w/ @zoetillman & @michellebvd via @BuzzFeedNews

          4 replies 52 retweets 75 likes
        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          OK. To go through the ruling from Judge Watson in Hawaii: First, he found both Hawaii and the individual plaintiff had standing.pic.twitter.com/TtCZDFXJTo

          2 replies 39 retweets 59 likes
        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          The judge brushed aside the Justice Dep't ripeness argument as to Elshikh.pic.twitter.com/RTuagUCpS4

          3 replies 18 retweets 40 likes
        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Watson found there is a likelihood of success on the merits of the Establishment Clause — religious discrimination — claim.pic.twitter.com/h9wkFzA3w5

          2 replies 28 retweets 69 likes
        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Travel Ban 2.NO. https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.ru61Eb16y#.psJVJZVm8 … (w/ @ZoeTillman & @michellebvd)pic.twitter.com/CHkoxfIKTz

          4 replies 18 retweets 80 likes
        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          AG Sessions sent his acting SG to argue in two district courts today. They scored a big loss in one of them. https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.ru61Eb16y#.psJVJZVm8 …

          1 reply 17 retweets 37 likes
        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          A Justice Dep't spokesperson declined to comment at this point on the Hawaii TRO or the next steps for DOJ.https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/federal-courts-hear-second-travel-order-cases?utm_term=.cmxq1NEo2Y#.ab1z54woOa …

          1 reply 10 retweets 20 likes
        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Ben Jacobs

          Welp.https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/842170209460981766 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Ben JacobsVerified account @Bencjacobs
          Trump calls this EO "a watered down version of the first order"
          3 replies 24 retweets 57 likes
        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Justin Sink

          More Trump, unscripted, just how plaintiffs' lawyers like him:https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/842171475520036864 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Justin SinkVerified account @justinsink
          Trump says "terrible" ruling "makes us look weak," goes on to cite Alan Dershowitz saying would prevail at SCOTUS
          2 replies 36 retweets 60 likes
        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Trump: "That 9th Circuit, take a look at how many times they have been overruled with their terrible decisions."

          3 replies 9 retweets 18 likes
        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Jim Dalrymple II

          VIDEO of Trump reax:https://twitter.com/JimDalrympleII/status/842171658089709570 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          0:15
          Jim Dalrymple IIVerified account @Dalrymple
          Trump says the ruling on his travel ban "makes us look weak" pic.twitter.com/qwwsQ1wU2i
          5 replies 15 retweets 15 likes
        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Michelle Broder Van Dyke

          Up now, @michellebvd is at Hawaii AG Doug Chin's news conference —>https://twitter.com/michellebvd/status/842174922289954816 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Michelle Broder Van DykeVerified account @MBVD
          Replying to @MBVD
          Applause as Hawaii's Attorney General Doug Chin and Governor David Ige walk into the Royal Hawaiian press conference on Hawaii v Trump pic.twitter.com/xIP3zX0NOX
          2 replies 21 retweets 56 likes
        30. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          BREAKING: 9th Circuit WILL NOT vacate earlier decision on the original travel ban. Meaning, it stays the law of the circuit.pic.twitter.com/9qfMAokWDX

          16 replies 529 retweets 868 likes
        31. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 15 Mar 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Reinhardt — https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/842176156279406593 … — and the five dissenting judges comment on, basically, Trump. From the end of Bybee's dissent:pic.twitter.com/zshBCU6TKL

          4 replies 37 retweets 75 likes
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