WASHINGTON—A federal appellate court ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s immigration ban sent a powerful message about the balance of power enshrined in the Constitution establishing three equal branches of government, a system that will serve as a check on his presidency just as it does on any other. The three-judge panel at the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco also delivered a withering blow to a central...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 10, 2017 02:37 UTC