The three-judge panel hearing the case included Judges William C. Canby Jr., a Jimmy Carter appointee; Richard R. Clifton, a George W. Bush appointee; and Michelle T. Friedland, a Barack Obama appointee.
"Rather than present evidence to explain the need for the Executive Order, the Government has taken the position that we must not review its decision at all. We disagree," they wrote.
"In short, although courts owe considerable deference to the President's policy determinations with respect to immigration and national security, it is beyond question that the federal judiciary retains the authority to adjudicate constitutional challenges to executive action."
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/318327-appeals-court-rejects-trump-on-travel-ban
interesting.....
are you saying they didn't rule on the merits of the order but only on whether the federal judiciary has the authority to adjudicate constitutional challenges to executive action.\ ?
I thought that was a given.
