Today is the big travel ban showdown at the Supreme Court as we hear the justices for the first time debate Trump's controversial immigration policies in public: Trump's travel ban faces Supreme Court reckoning https://reut.rs/2Hs5Jt4 #scotus #travelban
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It's the last oral argument of the Supreme Court term and, unusually, the court is releasing same-day audio due to the heightened public interest
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Muslim Ban? As a candidate, Trump promised “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” The administration says court should pay no heed to campaign promises and subsequent retweets of anti-Muslim videos do not equal endorsements
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Trump administration says ban needed for national security reasons. Many foreign policy experts and military types signed onto briefs questioning that justification, saying it is flimsy at best
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Ultimately the case is likely to come down to whether a court majority is willing to defer to the president’s broad authority over immigration, perhaps wary of a ruling that would hamstring future, less-Trumpy presidents
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Fairly subdued, damp scene outside the Supreme Court ahead of travel ban oral argumentspic.twitter.com/rgY7YNOVD4 – at Supreme Court Media Circus Maximus
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Attorney General issues a statement on travel ban ahead of the argument:pic.twitter.com/Gsh6xWnr5O
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Oral arguments start at 10 but this being the Supreme Court there's no live TV/audio coverage. Reporters have to go into court ahead of time and once they leave they can't come back. Stay tuned to
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The wrap on yesterday’s big travel ban showdown: Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Trump's travel banhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/trumps-travel-ban-faces-supreme-court-reckoning-idUSKBN1HW0F8 …
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More on the discussion of the travel ban waiver process, which Justice Breyer was concerned might just be "window dressing" via
@micarosenberg &@FedcourtJunkiehttps://twitter.com/micarosenberg/status/989313161609216001 …Show this thread
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