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Trump’s better ban

As written, the old order banned travel into the United States by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries, even if they had green cards. The administration backed down from that quickly, but didn’t change the text of the order.

Hawaii becomes 1st state to sue over new travel ban

Hawaii has become the first state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, saying the order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and foreign students. Attorneys for the state filed the lawsuit against the U.S. government Wednesday in federal court in Honolulu.

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The Trump administration has signed a new executive order that temporarily bans people from six majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. According to ABC News, the new executive order, effective next week, officially revokes and replaces the controversial order President Trump signed in late January that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked last month.

Celebrate revolt of state attorneys general

Among the many unintended legacies of Barack Obama, one has gone largely unnoticed: the emergence of a novel form of resistance to executive overreach, a check-and-balance improvised in reaction to his various presidential power grabs. It’s the revolt of the state attorneys general, banding together to sue and curb the executive.

Will the ConAgra 100% natural case end up in the Supreme Court?

POM v Coke got there, but will another high-profile food litigation case – this time over GMOs and 100% natural labels on cooking oil – also end up in the Supreme Court? ConAgra Brands certainly hopes so, and has just asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay its recent mandate in the case so it can file a petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari . The case in question* consolidates lawsuits in multiple states alleging ConAgra falsely advertised Wesson-branded cooking oils as ‘100% natural’ when they were made from GM crops, and has not gone well for ConAgra, with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently agreeing with a decision by a lower court to certify the consumer class in the case.

DHS report disputes threat from banned nations

Analysts at the Homeland Security Department’s intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump’s travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States. A draft document obtained by The Associated Press concludes that citizenship is an “unlikely indicator” of terrorism threats to the United States and that few people from the countries Trump listed in his travel ban have carried out attacks or been involved in terrorism-related activities in the U.S. since Syria’s civil war started in 2011.

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Analysts at the Homeland Security Department’s intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump’s travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States. A draft document obtained by The Associated Press concludes that citizenship is an “unlikely indicator” of terrorism threats to the United States and that few people from the countries Trump listed in his travel ban have carried out attacks or been involved in terrorism-related activities in the U.S. since Syria’s civil war started in 2011.

Trump travel ban personal for young lawyer who led fight

Washington state Solicitor General Noah Purcell has argued before packed courtrooms, but those crowds paled in comparison to the millions who heard him argue against President Donald Trump ‘s travel ban before a federal appeals court. “I didn’t really know that it was going to be broadcast live on the networks,” Purcell said, referring to the court’s decision to livestream the audio of the Feb. 7 arguments, which were made available on YouTube and newspaper websites worldwide and carried at least in part by CNN and MSNBC .

Trump travel ban personal for young lawyer who led fight

Washington state Solicitor General Noah Purcell has argued before packed courtrooms, but those crowds paled in comparison to the millions who heard him argue against President Donald Trump ‘s travel ban before a federal appeals court. “I didn’t really know that it was going to be broadcast live on the networks,” Purcell said, referring to the court’s decision to livestream the audio of the Feb. 7 arguments, which were made available on YouTube and newspaper websites worldwide and carried at least in part by CNN and MSNBC .

Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry

Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in U.S. airports. The issue gained attention recently after at least three travelers, including a Canadian journalist, spoke out publicly about their experiences.

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The Trump administration said in court documents on Thursday it wants a pause in the legal fight over its ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, so it can issue a replacement ban as it strives to protect the nation from terrorism. Details of the new proposal were not provided in the filing or at a wide-ranging news conference by President Donald Trump.

Appeals court stays travel ban case until Trump’s new executive order

The federal appeals court that upheld a lower court’s restraining order on President Trump ‘s travel ban granted a Justice Department request Thursday to stay proceedings in the case until the president issues a replacement executive order next week. During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Trump mentioned that he would unveil a new executive action “tailored” to address judicial concerns that haulted the travel ban.

Trump promises new immigration order as DOJ holds off appeals court

President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to roll out a new immigration executive order next week that will be tailored to the federal court decision that paused his travel ban. “The new order is going to be very much tailored to what I consider to be a very bad decision,” said Trump during a news conference, referring to a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked his travel ban earlier this month.

Trump seeks to end legal fight with revised travel ban

The Trump administration said in court documents on Thursday it wants a pause in the legal fight over its ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, so it can issue a replacement ban as it strives to protect the nation from terrorism. Details of the new proposal were not provided in the filing or at a wide-ranging news conference by Trump.

The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join…

The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from entering the U.S. The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from entering the U.S. The San Diego City Council agreed on Tuesday to join the legal battle against President Donald Trump ‘s executive order prohibiting refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The order was blocked temporarily last week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge grants injunction against Trump travel ban in Virginia, cites religious bias

A federal judge Monday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing its travel ban in Virginia , adding another judicial ruling to those already in place challenging the ban’s constitutionality. The ruling is significant from a legal standpoint because U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found that an unconstitutional religious bias is at the heart of the travel ban, and therefore violates First Amendment prohibitions on favoring one religion over another.

Washington State Attorney General: President Trump Is ‘Not Reading’ the Constitution

Washington State ‘s attorney general said he “will use every tool I have,” in the court challenge to President Trump ‘s executive order on immigration and would not rule out deposing the president. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought Washington’s suit with Minnesota against the president over the immigration order, leading a federal judge to put a temporary block on the order on Feb. 4, a ruling that was upheld last week by a federal appeals court.

Washington’s top lawyer uses strategic streak to fight Trump

The legal challenge that would launch Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson into the vanguard of resistance against President Donald Trump’s travel ban was already in the works as Ferguson flew home from Florida the morning after Trump issued his executive order. “We were having internal conversations about a potential action by the president along those lines,” Ferguson recalled in an interview.

Troops Await DeploymentOrders from Ninth Circuit

Apart from the unremitting attacks on Republicans by paid mobs and Democratic congressmen desperate to help the base forget they lost big time and will continue to do so in 2018, the big news this week has to be the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granting itself the right to dictate foreign policy despite the clear words of the Constitution and federal law granting the president the absolute right to preclude entry to any alien he thinks poses a threat to national security.

Trump’s travel ban legal battle an uphill undertaking

After his travel ban suffered two defeats in the US court system, President Donald Trump has vowed to continue his judicial fight — but with the controversial measure now on shaky ground, it is likely to be an uphill battle. Trump’s executive order — issued on January 27 with no prior warning — suffered two blows over the course of two weeks in western US courts.

Massachusetts Democrats waging resistance to President Trump

Beacon Hill is replete with images of Massachusetts’ revolutionary past – a past that is feeling much closer to Democrats waging their own resistance to Republican President Donald Trump . Since the election, state Democrats have passed through several stages of political grief before landing on the up-in-arms stage.

Trump attacks on judiciary raise safety concerns for judges

This March 12, 2013 file still image taken from United States Courts shows Judge James Robart listening to a case at Seattle Courthouse in Seattle. Online abuse of Robart, who temporarily derailed President Donald Trump’s travel ban, has raised safety concerns, according to experts who are worried that the president’s attacks on the judiciary could make judges a more inviting target.

Saturday Morning News & Notes

Happy weekend, y’all. -This was a busy week in politics with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the presidents appeal to re-instate the temporary ban from 7 nations who cannot properly vet their own people.

Editorial: A resounding no to ban

So President Trump has gotten his first real lesson in the separation of powers – you know, an important part of the Constitution that he swore to uphold on Inauguration Day. And he’s really not happy about it one bit.

Nighttime Philippines quake kills at least 6, damages runway

An Iranian infant soon will have life-saving heart surgery in Portland after she was temporarily banned from coming into the U.S. by President Donald Trump’s immigration order. An Iranian infant soon will have life-saving heart surgery in Portland after she was temporarily banned from coming into the U.S. by President Donald Trump’s immigration order.

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A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from se… . Security officers are seen outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.

Detroit Tigers, Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch dies at age 87

Ilitch, the owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Tigers, who founded the Little Caesars Pizza empire, … The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations remains on hold after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a lower-court ruling that… The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations remains on hold after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban. A new report says the world’s first atomic bomb test caused generations of New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship.

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A mother has pleaded guilty to helping dispose of her toddler’s body after authorities say her boyfriend killed the girl. A mother has pleaded guilty to helping dispose of her toddler’s body after authorities say her boyfriend killed the girl.

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A federal appeals court has handed a resounding victory to Washington state and Minnesota in their challenge of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, finding unanimously that a lower court ruling suspending the ban’s enforcement should stay in place while the case continues. The 3-0 decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the states on nearly every issue presented.

‘So-called judges’ trump Trump

From left: Judge Richard Clifton, Judge William Canby and Judge Michelle Friedland from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. David Cole is National Legal Director of the ACLU, which has filed several challenges to President Trump’s executive order on refugees.