Trump loses again: 9th Circuit upholds most of ruling blocking Trump's Muslim ban 2.0

Kerry Eleveld

Daily Kos Staff

Monday June 12, 2017 · 10:20 AM PDT

2017/06/12 · 10:20

MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 29: Tristan Houghton joins with other protesters as they stand together at the Miami International Airport against the executive order that President Donald Trump signed clamping down on refugee admissions and temporarily restricting travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries on January 29, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Demonstrators gathered at airports across the country in protest of the order. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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The "watered down version" of Donald Trump's original Muslim ban apparently wasn't watered down enough for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In an unsigned unanimous ruling, the 9th Circuit panel dealt another blow of Trump's second try at the Muslim ban. CNN writes:

"We conclude that the President, in issuing the Executive Order, exceeded the scope of the authority delegated to him by Congress," the judges wrote.

The judges largely affirmed a Hawaii judge's decision from March which found the core provisions of the revised executive order -- temporarily blocking all refugees and foreign nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the US -- likely violated the Constitution because its primary purpose was to disfavor Muslims.

Monday's ruling will no doubt be appealed to the Supreme Court, which is already considering a similar case from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia.

The 9th Circuit ruling represents yet another definitive strike against Trump's Muslim ban effort and suggests that the second version may be as permanently flawed as the first version was.

Monday, Jun 12, 2017 · 6:17:27 PM +00:00 · Kerry Eleveld

UPDATE: The courts will have a lot of presidential “statements” to work with moving forward…

Look here: 9th Circuit cites President Trump's tweet from @realdonaldtrump account as an official statement of the president. pic.twitter.com/FhiEkCkQEj
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) June 12, 2017

Trump loses again: 9th Circuit upholds most of ruling blocking Trump's Muslim ban 2.0

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