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High court OKs Trump’s travel ban, rejects Muslim bias claim

June 26, 2018 Comments Off on High court OKs Trump’s travel ban, rejects Muslim bias claim

Protesters hold up signs and call out against the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Donald Trump's travel ban outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority.

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Maryland involved in two big pending SCOTUS cases

June 15, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland involved in two big pending SCOTUS cases

FILE- In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts prepares to speak at the The John G. Heyburn II Initiative and University of Kentucky College of Law's judicial conference and speaker series in Lexington, Ky. Roberts said Tuesday, April 11, that the "partisan hostility" surrounding the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch is of concern because it could undermine public confidence in the apolitical nature of the judicial system. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

OCEAN CITY — Two cases out of Maryland are among the most anticipated opinions yet to come from the Supreme Court’s fall session. Attorneys gave a rundown of the “Supreme Court Term in Review” Friday at the Maryland State Bar ...

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Trump’s travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

April 25, 2018 Comments Off on Trump’s travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash, speaks at an anti-Muslim ban rally outside the Supreme Court as the court hears arguments about wether President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries violates immigration law or the Constitution, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court.

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High court case pits presidential power against religious freedom

April 23, 2018 Comments Off on High court case pits presidential power against religious freedom

In this May 15, 2017 file photo, protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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4th Circuit declares Trump travel ban unconstitutional

February 15, 2018 Comments Off on 4th Circuit declares Trump travel ban unconstitutional

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, housed at the Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Richmond, xxx (U.S. General Services Administration)

President Donald Trump's latest travel ban on travelers from six largely Muslim countries is unconstitutional because it discriminates against Muslims because of their religion, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

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Appeals court to hold full hearing on Trump travel ban

November 9, 2017 Comments Off on Appeals court to hold full hearing on Trump travel ban

RICHMOND — A federal appeals court will hold a full hearing next month on a challenge to the latest version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. In October, a judge in Maryland became the second federal judge in the country ...

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Federal judge in Md. rules against Trump’s latest travel ban, citing president’s words

October 18, 2017 Comments Off on Federal judge in Md. rules against Trump’s latest travel ban, citing president’s words

A federal judge in Maryland early Wednesday issued a second halt on the latest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban, asserting that the president's own comments on the campaign trail and on Twitter convinced him that the directive was akin to an unconstitutional Muslim ban.

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Judge halts newest Trump travel ban, saying it has same woes

October 18, 2017 Comments Off on Judge halts newest Trump travel ban, saying it has same woes

This December 2015 photo shows U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu. (George Lee/The Star-Advertiser via AP)

HONOLULU — A federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect, saying the revised order “suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor.” It ...

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Supreme Court dismisses Maryland travel ban case

October 11, 2017 Comments Off on Supreme Court dismisses Maryland travel ban case

In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington. A unanimous Supreme Court says religious hospitals don’t have to comply with federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers. The justices on Monday ruled in favor of three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding pension plans covering about 100,000 employees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed one of two cases over President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from mostly Muslim countries, suggesting it will step away from the controversy for now. The court got rid of a case ...

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Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set

June 26, 2017 Comments Off on Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a limited version of its ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries, a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy ...

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