Several justices asked Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco about the government’s national security justifications for the travel ban, pressing him to explain why the restrictions should not be seen as tainted by religious animus. Listen: Justices Hear Arguments on Trump’s Travel Ban Audio“If his cabinet were to actually come to him and say, ‘Mr. Justice Kennedy noted that the latest travel ban was longer and more detailed than proclamations issued by earlier presidents. VideoMr. Trump’s first travel ban, issued in January 2017, was promptly blocked by courts around the nation. Mr. Katyal said Mr. Trump and his advisers could have repudiated his earlier statements.

Source: New York Times April 25, 2018 09:00 UTC