Protesters Gather in New York to Oppose Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling
  • 6 years ago

Protesters gathered in New York City on June 26 to voice their opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a travel ban that targets people from several Muslim-majority countries.In a 5-4 decision, Supreme Court Justices ruled President Donald Trump had “ample power” to impose entry restrictions on nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.All four Supreme Court Justices who voted against the decision filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, “Taking all the relevant evidence together, a reasonable observer would conclude that the Proclamation was driven primarily by anti-Muslim animus, rather than by the Government’s asserted national-security justifications.”In this footage, Muslim activist Linda Sarsour addresses a crowd of protesters in New York. Credit: Ryan Piers Williams via Storyful
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