16 States Back Trump’s Travel Ban In Amicus Brief
Law360 (registration required) reports on that 16 states filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court yesterday in support of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on nationals from six Muslim-majority nations, arguing that the Constitution does not protect nonresident immigrants entering the U.S. and that the court must presume the executive order was valid and drafted in good faith. Trump is seeking review of the Fourth Circuit’s enjoining of the travel ban. Here are the states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supporting the ban:
1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
5. Florida
6. Kansas
7. Louisiana
8. Mississippi
9. Montana
10. North Dakota
11. Ohio
12. Oklahoma
13. South Carolina
14. South Dakota
15. Tennessee
16. West Virginia
KJ