Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Travel Ban Cases Does Not Bode Well for Civil Liberities

While the Supreme Court’s decision to challenge the Muslim Ban’s threat to constitutional principles is welcome, its approach may not be the beacon for civil liberties for which some might hope.

by Maryam Jamshidi

On June 26, the Supreme Court announced it would hear two cases challenging President Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban. The ban, which was first rolled out on January 27 and then revised and reissued on March 6, prohibits citizens from six Muslim majority countries from traveling to the United States for ninety-days, suspends the refugee admi…