Donald Trump’s second executive order banning travel from six majority-Muslim countries was slated to go into effect on Thursday at 12.01am EST. Judges in two federal courts have temporarily stayed Trump’s second travel ban, marking a huge setback for the Trump administration. They have found that Trump’s order could “likely” violate the constitution, and blocked it from taking effect while they decide. There are numerous other cases filed against Trump’s second order that vary in scope and some of which, confusingly, still target the first order. The Hawaii ruling was also not the first court decision to successfully challenge Trump’s second travel ban.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2017 19:34 UTC