Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s powers to ban foreign travelers
By Robert Barnes January 19 at 2:05 PM
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will review whether President Trump has the authority to ban travelers from certain countries in the name of national security, and will rule by June in what will be a major examination of the president’s powers.
The court will consider the third iteration of Trump’s travel ban, issued last fall, which bars various travelers from eight countries, six of them with Muslim majorities.
Lower courts have struck down each version of the Trump administration restrictions, dating back to those issued in his first week in office, but the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the extent of the president’s authority.
Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco said it was time for the high court to recognize the vast authority the president wields when the nation’s security is at stake.
“The courts below have overridden the president’s judgments on sensitive matters of national security and foreign relations, and severely restricted the ability of this and future presidents to protect the nation,” Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco wrote in his petition to the court.
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