Key judges signal support for president’s authority, as court weighs whether his motivation was national security or religious animus
Two key judges on the US supreme court signaled support on Wednesday for Donald Trump’s authority to impose his controversial travel ban on several Muslim majority countries, as fierce arguments raged before the bench in Washington.
Chief justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, the two most likely swing votes on the nine-judge court, both expressed skepticism over attempts to undermine the Trump’s authority on what the president’s side insists is a matter of national security.
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