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Moving Forward with the 9th Circuit
Posted on Feb 10 2017
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Last week, on Friday, February 3rd, Judge James Robart, of the Federal District Court in Seattle, granted a nationwide temporary restraining order on the recent Executive Action that bans travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. ILCM expressed its deepest gratitude to the State Attorney Generals from Washington and Minnesota that brought in the lawsuit. In addition, ILCM signed on to another lawsuit, along with other partners, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to block enforcement of the recent immigration ban.
Despite all of the recent efforts to oppose the recent travel ban, earlier this week all that was left at the time was to wait and see the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling. On Thursday, the three-judge panel heard the cases brought up from the Justice department and Washington State. Unanimously, the federal appeals panel, rejected Trump’s bid to reinstate his Muslim ban on travel. Not only did this action prove wrong the assertion made by Trump’s administration that the courts have no power to act as a check on the president, it also brings a hopeful light to the long fight that awaits us ahead.
Breaking down the 9th Circuit’s ruling
Here are the essential points provided by the Washington Post:
- The judiciary has the power to check the president’s authority, especially in regards to immigration and national security.
- The executive order had reportedly impacted far more people than Trump was letting on. Reportedly, thousands of visas were canceled, causing hundreds of travelers to be prevented from boarding airplanes to the U.S.
- Washington and Minnesota have well-backed claims that they can sue over.
- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals did not allow for a modification of the suspension of the ban, saying “it is not our role to try, in effect to rewrite the executive order.”
Sources: CNN, Washington Post, NY Times