Several analysts said the signals from the high court
increase the possibility that the case may never be argued or decided on the
merits. The 90-day period for the six-country ban is set to run out in late
September and the refugee halt is scheduled to expire soon thereafter. The
justices also said last month they want the parties to address in their briefs
whether the dispute could be moot.
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By Josh Gerstein, Politico
July 19, 2017
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s
effort to subject foreigners who are grandparents or cousins of Americans to
the president’s travel ban executive order, but the justices will allow the
administration to block many refugees for now.
The Trump administration said grandparents, cousins, uncles
and aunts did not qualify for a travel ban exemption, which was required by the
high court for foreign citizens with close ties to U.S. people or institutions.
But a federal judge in Hawaii disagreed with the administration’s
interpretation and ordered officials to exempt a broader set of relatives.
The Hawaii judge also said refugees assigned to a U.S.
resettlement organization were exempt from the ban. However, the justices put
that part of the decision on hold Wednesday pending an appeal.[…]
Read the full article:
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/scotus-wont-let-trump-travel-ban-hit-grandparents-240719
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