Supreme Court dismisses one case vs Trump travel ban

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, with a conservative majority, is going to haunt America's march into the 21st century for decades to come.

As expected the High Court dismissed one of the challenges to Donald Trump's attempts to impose a Muslim ban. The justices ruled that the complaint was moot because the administration had replaced the travel ban with a new version that included two non-Muslim countries.

On Sept. 24, the Trump administration replaced the temporary travel ban on six predominantly Muslim countries with new restrictions that included the countries of North Korea and Venezuela.

The decision basically dismisses the ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit of Maryland. The complaint that came out of Hawaii via the 9th Circuit is still pending but it is expected SCOTUS will issue a similar ruling.

Hawaii asked a federal judge in Honolulu Tuesday (Oct. 10) for permission to challenge the newest version of the Trump's travel ban, scheduled to go into effect Oct. 17. 

Hawaii said the latest ban, like the earlier versions, is unconstitutional. It will also harm the state’s tourism industry, prevent the University of Hawaii from recruiting qualified individuals and undermine its refugee resettlement program.

The latest attempt to restrict travel to the U.S. issued Sept. 24, limits or bans entry into the U.S. from eight countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. It supersedes a ban that had affected six mostly Muslim countries and is indefinite, while the previous travel ban was for only 90 days.

The Island State is challenging the president’s “continuing efforts to impose a sweeping policy banning the entry of refugees and nationals of Muslim-majority countries,” according to the proposed amended complaint, which seeks to block the executive order from taking effect.

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