Attorney Neal Katyal, shown in front of the Supreme Court building in November 2014, is representing the state of Hawaii in its legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. Photo: Gary Cameron/ReutersThe state of Hawaii is planning a legal challenge to the revised travel ban that President Donald Trump signed Monday, setting up an immediate test for the new executive order. Mr. Trump said the travel ban was necessary for national security, but a federal judge put it on hold, and the administration withdrew it instead of continuing to fight in court. The new order is scheduled to take effect next week, in an effort to avoid some of the chaos that ensued after the first travel ban. Civil-rights groups criticized the revised order after it was released Monday, but Hawaii appears to be the first party to make a legal challenge.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 08, 2017 03:25 UTC