The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Trump’s travel ban for citizens from several Muslim-majority countries in a 5-4 ruling. The high court also ruled against a controversial California state law requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to inform women about publicly funded abortion and contraception services. We’ll discuss the rulings and we’ll also look at the Court’s current ideological composition and the influence of Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch.
Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban, Rules Against California Abortion Notice Law
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People wait in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court, on April 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Guests:
David Levine, professor, UC Hastings College of the Law
David Chiu, Assemblymember from District 17
Zahra Billoo, executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area
John Eastman, professor, Chapman University School of Law
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