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Virginia federal judge rules in favor of Trump's travel ban
[LATIMES] Unlike federal judges before him, a judge in Virginia on Friday ruled in favor of President Trump’s revised travel ban in a case brought by Moslems who said the president’s executive order illegally discriminated against their religion by restricting travel from six majority-Moslem countries.U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga of the Eastern District Court of Virginia in Alexandria wrote that the plaintiffs, the Council on American-Islamic Relations ... the Moslem Brüderbund's American arm ... and other Moslem community leaders from across the country, probably would not prevail in their suit. Trenga said the travel ban likely "falls within the bounds" of Trump’s authority as president, and he rejected a request to halt the order. Trenga’s ruling doesn’t have an immediate effect on the ban, which was put on hold by federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland last week. But it gives ammunition to government lawyers arguing for the ban across several U.S. courts where cases against it are are pending. The Hawaii and Maryland rulings agreed with arguments that the travel ban violated the Constitution by discriminating against Moslems. The judges cited statements by Trump and his campaign associates about restricting Moslem travel to the U.S. as evidence of their intent to single out followers of Islam. Trenga’s opinion gave less weight to Trump’s statements. It more strictly looked at how the travel ban is worded in light of presidential power over immigration and national security. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-25 |
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