- Title: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
- Date: 2nd June 2017
- Summary: FILE (JUNE 1, 2017) (REUTERS) FIVE SCREEN CAPTURE SHOTS FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S COURT FILING WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT OVER THE SO-CALLED 'MUSLIM' TRAVEL BAN
- Embargoed: 16th June 2017 06:16
- Keywords: legal court stay Muslim Supreme Court travel ban Donald Trump
- Location: FILE / WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: FILE / WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016JL49XJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday (June 1) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminatory.
In deciding whether to allow the ban to go into effect, the nine justices are set to weigh whether Trump's harsh election campaign rhetoric can be used as evidence that the order was intended to discriminate against Muslims.
The administration filed emergency applications with the nine high court justices seeking to block two different lower court rulings that went against Trump's March 6 order barring entry for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days while the U.S. government implements stricter visa screening. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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