Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made what are essentially two positions, but many are conflating into one. In Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project , SCOTUS agreed to first, grant certiorari and hear whether the Muslim Ban issued earlier this year is legal and second to partially lift the injunction from the lower courts. Because the procedure is a little bit complicated, people have many things confused. So here are some clarifications: 1. The initial (Executive Order) ban was for a period of 90 days to allow the government to develop new rules. 2. The countries covered are Somalia, Sudan, Iran, Syria, Yemen and Lybia 3. The initial ban exclusively targeted Muslims 4. A second ban was drafted to cure some of the legal problems found in the initial ban 5. The second ban covers EVERYONE from those six countries regardless of faith 6. Both the Fourth and the Ninth Circuits issued injunctions preventing the implementation of these Executive O...
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