Trump’s Travel Ban Goes to the Supreme Court

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🗓️ 26 April 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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After being blocked for months by lower courts, President Trump’s executive orders that restricted travel from several predominantly Muslim nations have finally reached the Supreme Court. The justices seem focused on one question: Should the president’s authority have anything to do with his personal beliefs? Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:32.8	This is The Daily.
0:39.0	Today, after months of lower court battles, the president's travel ban has finally reached
0:45.9	the Supreme Court.
0:47.8	The justices seem focused on one question.
0:51.7	Did the president's authority have anything to do with his personal beliefs?
1:02.3	It's Thursday, April 26.
1:08.8	Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United
1:15.1	States until our country's representatives can figure out what that is.
1:21.6	The hell is going on.
1:26.4	Secondly, I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of
1:34.8	the United States of America.
1:37.2	We don't want them here.
1:39.3	President Trump's executive order is temporarily restricting entry into the United States from
1:43.4	several predominantly Muslim countries is now in effect.
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