Circuit Court of Appeals has denied theJustice Department's request to pause proceedings in an appeal of President Trump's travel ban. The court in a filing Monday said its schedule for the government's appeal of a lower court's halt on the travel ban will proceed, with the first brief due to the appeals court on March 10. In early February, the Justice Department appealed a Seattle-based federal district judge's order blocking enforcement of Trump's executive action. A three-judge panel of the court previously denied a request from the government to reverse a nationwide stay on the travel ban. Trump has said he will sign a new executive order "tailored" to deal with court decisions that have largely gone against him.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 27, 2017 20:42 UTC