Not surprisingly, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a lower court’s stay of President Trump’s travel ban will remain in place.
9th Circuit has ruled AGAINST Trump, @PeteWilliamsNBC reports; order blocking the ban remains in place
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 9, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ US appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) February 9, 2017
Major setback for White House – appeals court rejects bid to reinstate Trump's travel ban for seven majority-Muslim countries
— Chris Snyder (@ChrisSnyderFox) February 9, 2017
The 9th circuit in a unanimous ruling on the motion from the Trump administration to reinstate travel ban: DENIED pic.twitter.com/2jm94a5VbC
— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS — 9th Circuit Court of Appeals UPHOLDS the temporary restraining order – which means #Trump #travelban stays ON HOLD.
— Steve Futterman (@sfutterman) February 9, 2017
BREAKING: 9th Circuit DENIES stay. https://t.co/HLs0EVbY2y pic.twitter.com/y9Plsl2w6W
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 9, 2017
9th Circuit panel: DOJ did not show likelihood of success on merits & or prove that keeping ban on hold "would cause irreparable injury" pic.twitter.com/qBfIQF9AUn
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) February 9, 2017
Ruling by 9th Circuit Appeals Court means refugees & citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries can still enter US. https://t.co/N795agZqDA pic.twitter.com/l9iljDrj33
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 9, 2017
.@PeteWilliamsNBC says 3 judges went into arguments on the merits in 28 page unanimous decision upholding restraining order on #travelban
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) February 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS — the 9th Circuit Court decision to keep #travelban on hold was unanimous. One judge was appointed by George W. Bush
— Steve Futterman (@sfutterman) February 9, 2017
9th Circuit to Trump: Get this weak cheese out of here. On every point, the three judges strongly reject the government's arguments.
— Terry Moran (@TerryMoran) February 9, 2017
By ruling unanimously, the 3-judge panel of the 9th Circuit sent a loud and clear signal that judiciary will not be intimidated by POTUS.
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) February 9, 2017
It was very important that the court ruled unanimously, signalling that judges will not be steamrolled. A win for American institutions!
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) February 9, 2017
9th Circuit rejects Trump on travel ban: "The government has pointed to no evidence” that anyone from 7 countries perpetrated attack in US.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 9, 2017
The ACLU is excited about the news, though it still insists on calling the executive order a Muslim ban, even though Muslims traveling from anywhere but the seven countries specified are unaffected.
Win! Muslim ban still on hold! https://t.co/dIw33vjioe
— ACLU (@ACLU) February 9, 2017
— ACLU (@ACLU) February 9, 2017
WATCH: @AriMelber breaks down the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against President Trump’s travel ban –FTR #ForTheRecord @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/gB1oq3FCJe
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) February 9, 2017
And the administration is beginning to respond:
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017
All the new-Sessions Justice Dept will say: “The Justice Department is reviewing the decision and considering its options" #9thCircuit
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 9, 2017
Editor’s note: This breaking news post has been updated with additional tweets.
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