The U.S. Supreme Court has handed Donald Trump a partial victory—expect him to claim a full victory—on his Muslim ban, partially lifting the stays placed by two appeals courts until the case can be heard by the Supreme Court in the fall:
The ban on people entering the U.S. from six mostly Muslim countries can apply for now to everyone except people who have a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States," the justices said in an unsigned opinion.
That includes people visiting a close family member, students who have been admitted to a university or workers who have accepted an employment offer, the court said. But the court said people can’t avoid the travel ban by entering into a relationship solely to enter the U.S.
And the court’s extremists made it clear where they stand:
The ban will take effect in 72 hours.