PhotoPresident Trump’s revised travel ban has surged from his signature to the Supreme Court’s docket in less than three months. The legality of the travel ban, which implicates the commander in chief’s core statutory and constitutional authority over national security, demands an immediate resolution by the Supreme Court — one way or the other. Although Truman was fond of saying “the buck stops here,” ultimately the decision would rest with the Supreme Court. After a month filtering through the lower courts, on June 2, the justices invalidated the seizures. After the lower courts ruled against him, Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court, and review was granted nine days later.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2017 01:30 UTC