Supreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
- 6 years ago
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Trump's travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries.
The ruling gives Trump one of the biggest domestic victories of his presidency thus far.
For more on this and other new around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram…run us through the details.
Well Mark… A lower court had ruled that the travel ban was unconstitutional.
But the top court overturned the decision in a 5 to 4 conservative majority ruling on Tuesday, after a fierce battle among the justices.
The opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, rejects a challenge stating that the travel ban discriminated against Muslims.
It also states that Trump was squarely within the scope of his presidential authority regarding immigration and national security policy.
It didn't take long for President Trump to hail the ruling.
"……a tremendous success, a tremendous victory for the American people and for our Constitution. This is a great victory for our Constitution…."
Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a dissent aloud in court, which stated that the court failed to uphold the religious liberty guaranteed by the first amendment.
Tuesday's decision also came as protestors gathered outside the court building demanding the travel ban be scrapped.
"…. I never thought I would stand on the steps of the Supreme Court and hear the most fundamental pillar of our Constitution freedom of religion challenged. It is wrong."
The travel ban, which is in its third iteration, was put in place last December after the Supreme Court put the brakes on rulings from lower courts in the state of Hawaii and others.
The ruling gives Trump one of the biggest domestic victories of his presidency thus far.
For more on this and other new around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram…run us through the details.
Well Mark… A lower court had ruled that the travel ban was unconstitutional.
But the top court overturned the decision in a 5 to 4 conservative majority ruling on Tuesday, after a fierce battle among the justices.
The opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, rejects a challenge stating that the travel ban discriminated against Muslims.
It also states that Trump was squarely within the scope of his presidential authority regarding immigration and national security policy.
It didn't take long for President Trump to hail the ruling.
"……a tremendous success, a tremendous victory for the American people and for our Constitution. This is a great victory for our Constitution…."
Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a dissent aloud in court, which stated that the court failed to uphold the religious liberty guaranteed by the first amendment.
Tuesday's decision also came as protestors gathered outside the court building demanding the travel ban be scrapped.
"…. I never thought I would stand on the steps of the Supreme Court and hear the most fundamental pillar of our Constitution freedom of religion challenged. It is wrong."
The travel ban, which is in its third iteration, was put in place last December after the Supreme Court put the brakes on rulings from lower courts in the state of Hawaii and others.