Justices to review travel ban challenge

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the challenge to President Donald Trump’s September 24 order, the latest version of what is often known as his “travel ban,” which limited travel from eight countries: Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. The announcement, which came in a brief order today, had been widely expected since last month’s ruling in the case by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which upheld a federal district court decision blocking the government from implementing the September 24 proclamation.