In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the 3rd version of the Trump ban on travel from 5 Muslim counties without Trump business ties. North Korea and Venezuela were added to this version for camouflage, and the ruse seems to have worked. Now that Mr. Trump is besties with Kim Jong-un, we expect NK to drop off the list any day.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts held that President Trump’s tweeted and blustered statements about the ban’s anti-Muslim intent were not indications of the measure’s anti-Muslim intent. Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagrees, as does common sense.
More:
“The anti-Muslim travel ban is constitutional, say Supreme Court conservatives,” Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
“’Motivated by Anti-Muslim Animus’: Must-Reads From Justice Sotomayor’s Dissent on Trump’s Travel Ban,” San Spinelli, Mother Jones
“The Supreme Court’s Green Light to Discriminate,” Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
“John Roberts just validated religious discrimination,” Dana Milbank, Washington Post
“The surprisingly low standard the Supreme Court used to review Trump’s travel ban,” Ana Campoy, Quartz
“An awful, constitutional travel ban: The Supreme Court says a terrible Trump policy is within his authority to implement,” NY Daily News
“The Supreme Court upheld Trump’s travel ban by pretending Trump isn’t the president,” Dara Lind, Vox
“A Failure of Judicial Independence,” Garrett Epps, The Atlantic
“The travel ban decision echoes some of the worst Supreme Court decisions in history,” Aziz Huq, Vox
“A Decision That Will Live in Infamy,” Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
“Move over, Dred Scott,” David D. Cole, Washington Post
“Supreme Court Confirms That We Are A Bigoted Nation,” Elie Mystal, Above The Law
“Bigoted and Feckless, the Travel Ban Is Pure Trump,” New York Times editorial
“Opinion analysis: Divided court upholds Trump travel ban,” Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog [long]
Related:
“The US Supreme Court finally overruled the case that justified Japanese internment,” Ephrat Livni, Quartz
“One Really Good Thing in the Supreme Court’s Travel-Ban Ruling: Korematsu Is Gone,” Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker
“Travel-ban ruling could embolden Trump in remaking the U.S. immigration system,” David Nakamura, Washington Post
“The Supreme Court’s travel ban decision is a reminder: midterm elections matter,” Ezra Klein, Vox
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