Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
Trump celebrates, Sotomayor dissents
On Tuesday, June 26, The U.S. Supreme Court voted to uphold President Trump's travel ban, exactly three years since the historic landmark case for marriage equality in 2015. While this ban still prohibits travel from 5 muslim majority countries, North Korea and Venezuela have also been added to the list.
Previously, the ban was solely focused on prohibiting travel from countries with large muslim populations.
In response to this ruling, the President triumphed over this victory, commenting, "The Supreme Court has upheld the clear authority of the President to defend the national security of the United States."
Even in the midst of a victory, however, President Trump still managed to take a shot at the press and his opposing party, adding, "The ruling shows that all attacks from the media and the democratic politicians were wrong."
However, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying the court's decision does not protect religious liberty and "leaves undisturbed a policy first advertised openly and unequivocally as a 'total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States' because the policy now masquerades behind a facade of national-security concerns."
Sotomayor then went on to recount several anti-Muslim statements Trump has made throughout his campaign and presidency thus far, warning that this decision will not be one we remember fondly.
