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ARTICLE · 01 NOVEMBER 2017

Appeal Of Revised E.O. Before SCOTUS Deemed Moot

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As detailed in our previous alert on this issue, on September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry...

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New Travel Restrictions Challenged in Separate Federal Court Actions

As detailed in our previous alert on this issue, on September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats ("Presidential Proclamation") that revises President Trump's second Executive Order regarding travel restrictions ("Revised E.O.") by: 1) removing the travel restrictions previously imposed against Sudan; 2) adding travel restrictions against Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela; and 3) making the travel restrictions indefinite rather than temporary. In the wake of this most recent Presidential "travel ban," the United States Supreme Court deemed the pending appeals regarding the Revised E.O. moot because it "expired by its own terms," and shortly thereafter, two lower federal courts in Hawaii and Maryland enjoined the

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