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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump's travel ban
April 25, 2018 at 12:47
But conservative Justice Samuel Alito said during the argument that the text of Trump's proclamation announcing the ban "does not look at all like a Muslim ban."
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled they are likely to uphold President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency.
Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote on the nine-justice court, indicated they were unwilling to second-guess the president on the national security justifications for the policy.
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