Their ruling means that — at least for the foreseeable future — people can travel as they could before the ban existed. [Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban]1) Rewrite the orderTrump said himself last week that he’s considering rewriting his ban, even as he predicted success in court. It’s possible Trump could sign an order that lays out those vetting procedures and declares the travel ban is no longer necessary. The Justice Department lawyers had an uphill battle with the three-judge panel in the 9th Circuit. If the Justice Department were to rush to them now and get a tie, that would keep intact the appeals court ruling and effectively hand the Trump administration another loss.

Source: Washington Post February 13, 2017 23:17 UTC