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Appeals Court Hears Arguments over Trump’s Muslim Ban

HeadlineFeb 08, 2017

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on whether to restore President Donald Trump’s executive order banning people from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen from entering the United States. The case was brought by the states of Washington and Minnesota. The emergency hearing came just days after a judge in Seattle imposed a nationwide temporary restraining order on the ban. On Tuesday, three judges on the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments via telephone. Two of the judges were appointed by Democrats—Judges William Canby and Michelle Friedland—and one by a Republican—Judge Richard Clifton. We’ll have more on the hearing and the legal battle over Trump’s Muslim ban after headlines.

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