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Trump White House scores first big legal win on travel ban order
A federal judge in Boston has handed President Donald Trump his first notable victory in the legal war over his travel ban executive order, issuing a ruling that suggests Trump's move was legally sound.
The 21-page decision from U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton was a preliminary one, but the White House is sure to tout the ruling as a counterpoint to a series of orders from other judges blocking parts of Trump's directive and suggesting that lawsuits challenging it are likely to prevail.
"The President has exercised his broad authority under [the law] to suspend entry of certain aliens purportedly in order to ensure that resources are available to review screening procedures and that adequate standards are in place to protect against terrorist attacks," the judge wrote. "Such a justification is 'facially legitimate and bona fide.'"
Trump White House scores first big legal win on travel ban order
A federal judge in Boston has handed President Donald Trump his first notable victory in the legal war over his travel ban executive order, issuing a ruling that suggests Trump's move was legally sound.
The 21-page decision from U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton was a preliminary one, but the White House is sure to tout the ruling as a counterpoint to a series of orders from other judges blocking parts of Trump's directive and suggesting that lawsuits challenging it are likely to prevail.
"The President has exercised his broad authority under [the law] to suspend entry of certain aliens purportedly in order to ensure that resources are available to review screening procedures and that adequate standards are in place to protect against terrorist attacks," the judge wrote. "Such a justification is 'facially legitimate and bona fide.'"
Trump White House scores first big legal win on travel ban order