The executive order, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema concluded, probably violates the First Amendment’s protections for freedom of religion. Brinkema’s order applies only to Virginia residents and students, or employees of Virginia schools. In her opinion, Brinkema wrote that the Commonwealth of Virginia “has produced unrebutted evidence” that the order “was not motivated by rational national security concerns” but “religious prejudice” toward Muslims. The case against the order in Virginia is being litigated by the state’s attorney general, Mark R. Herring (D). Trump has said he is considering rewriting his executive order on the travel ban.

Source: Washington Post February 14, 2017 02:29 UTC