Bloomberg Law
April 25, 2018, 3:50 PM UTC

Trump Travel Ban Gets Support From Key Justices at High Court

Greg Stohr

• Roberts, Kennedy skeptical of arguments against travel ban • Opponents say Trump’s policy motivated by anti-Muslim bias

President Donald Trump’s travel ban drew support from key U.S. Supreme Court justices as the court took its first direct look at a policy that indefinitely bars more than 150 million people from entering the country.

Hearing the last arguments of their nine-month term Wednesday, the justices considered contentions that Trump overstepped his authority and was motivated by anti-Muslim animus.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both indicated they were skeptical of arguments against the policy, including contentions that Trump was motivated by bias. Roberts ...

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