A Virginia federal judge ruled in favor of President Trump’s revised travel ban Friday, saying the president’s inflammatory comments about banning Muslims do not erase his broad national security powers.
The decision hands the administration a symbolic victory, but the attempt to forbid travel from several majority-Muslim countries remains blocked by two other federal courts.
Unlike judges in Hawaii and Maryland, Judge Anthony J. Trenga concluded that the newer executive order differs enough from its predecessor that it is likely to pass constitutional muster.
"This Court is no longer faced with a facially discriminatory order coupled with contemporaneous statements suggesting discriminatory intent," he wrote.
Read more at The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/virginia-judge-gives-okay-to-new-trump-travel-ban/2017/03/24/a304be4c-0e60-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html