A three-judge federal appeals court in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Court has upheld the earlier ruling of U.S. District Judge James Robart that put President Trump’s temporary travel ban on hold. The Justice Department now has the option to ask the Supreme Court to intervene. Should the ideologically divided Supreme Court find itself unable to reach a majority decision, however, the 9th Circuit’s ruling would remain in place.
