U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said sections of the new travel order likely amounted to a violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause, which forbids the government from disfavoring certain religions over others. An appeals court later upheld that ruling, noting that Trump’s ban likely violated the Constitution. In his decision, Watson singled out that Miller quote, broadcast on Fox News in the days ahead of Trump’s new ban. “Based upon the current record available, however, the Court cannot find the actions taken during the interval between revoked Executive Order No. 13,769 and the new Executive Order to be genuine changes in constitutionally significant conditions.”The government’s likely appeal will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, the same appellate court that last month refused to allow Trump’s first travel ban from being enforced.

Source: Huffington Post March 15, 2017 23:00 UTC