A federal appeals court rejected a Justice Department request to reinstate President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees. Photo: APPresident Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban stripped tax revenue from Washington state, interfered with its businesses, separated families and stranded some college faculty and students abroad, lawyers for the state said in a court brief filed late Sunday. Justice Department lawyers called Washington’s alleged injuries “hypothetical and speculative” in its own set of court papers filed over the weekend. These arguments and...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 06, 2017 20:46 UTC