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Thursday, May 25, 2017 3:27:19 PM
Appeals court rules against Trump travel ban
David Lauter May 25, 2017, 11:18 a.m.
Women protest President Trump's travel ban during a rally at Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 4. (Los Angeles Times)
A federal appeals court has ruled against President Trump's travel ban, upholding a nationwide injunction barring the administration from enforcing the executive order.
The ruling is the latest legal setback for Trump on the travel issue and, like several previous court rulings, the outcome rested heavily on his own words.
Trump's order restricting travel from six majority-Muslim countries "speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination," Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in his ruling.
The 10-3 ruling included numerous citations to campaign statements in which Trump called for a ban on Muslims immigrating to the United States. The plaintiffs who have challenged the travel order have argued that it is a disguised version of the Muslim ban that he called for during the campaign.
Trump's statements "provide direct, specific evidence of what motivated both EO-1 and EO-2," the court said, referring to ther first and second versions of the travel order: "President Trump’s desire to exclude Muslims from the United States."
The 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, Va., is one of two appeals courts that have recently heard arguments on the travel ban. A similar case is pending before the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco.
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Obama, in Berlin with Merkel, says world 'can't hide behind a wall'
Erik Kirschbaum Berlin
May 25, 2017, 10:50 a.m.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel with then-President Obama in Hannover, Germany, in 2016. (Associated Press)
Hours before German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Brussels to meet with President Trump and other NATO heads of state, she rekindled an old acquaintance with Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama.
About 70,000 people packed an avenue by Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate on Thursday to hear the two leaders speak, with cheers and chants of “Barack, Barack!” breaking out when the former president took the stage.
Without mentioning Trump by name, Obama spoke of the need for universal healthcare and a nuanced approach to immigration in response to security threats.
“This is a new world we live in — we can’t isolate ourselves,” the former president declared, with Merkel looking on. “We can’t hide behind a wall.”
Obama spoke of this week's deadly bombing at a pop concert in Manchester, England, saying leaders had to find ways to balance security fears and fundamental rights.
“One of the biggest challenges… is how do you protect your country and your citizens from the kinds of things that we just saw in Manchester,” he said. “And how do you do it in a way that is consistent with your values and your ideals?”
Making his first European speech since his presidential term ended, Obama told the crowd he had spent the last four months "trying to catch up with my sleep" and devoting more time to his family.
"I'm very proud of the work I did as president," he said to more cheers, adding that he considered healthcare reform a signature achievement. Republicans are now in the midst of trying to dismantle his Affordable Care Act.
"My hope was to get 100% of people healthcare,” he said. “We didn't quite achieve that, but we were able to get 20 million people healthcare who didn't have it before.”
Obama’s speech was not timed to coincide with Trump’s first visit to Europe as president, aides said. The invitation was extended before Trump’s trip to Brussels — the fourth leg on multi-stop tour — was scheduled.
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-obama-in-berlin-with-merkel-says-1495734642-htmlstory.html
David Lauter May 25, 2017, 11:18 a.m.
Women protest President Trump's travel ban during a rally at Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 4. (Los Angeles Times)
A federal appeals court has ruled against President Trump's travel ban, upholding a nationwide injunction barring the administration from enforcing the executive order.
The ruling is the latest legal setback for Trump on the travel issue and, like several previous court rulings, the outcome rested heavily on his own words.
Trump's order restricting travel from six majority-Muslim countries "speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination," Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in his ruling.
The 10-3 ruling included numerous citations to campaign statements in which Trump called for a ban on Muslims immigrating to the United States. The plaintiffs who have challenged the travel order have argued that it is a disguised version of the Muslim ban that he called for during the campaign.
Trump's statements "provide direct, specific evidence of what motivated both EO-1 and EO-2," the court said, referring to ther first and second versions of the travel order: "President Trump’s desire to exclude Muslims from the United States."
The 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, Va., is one of two appeals courts that have recently heard arguments on the travel ban. A similar case is pending before the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco.
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Obama, in Berlin with Merkel, says world 'can't hide behind a wall'
Erik Kirschbaum Berlin
May 25, 2017, 10:50 a.m.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel with then-President Obama in Hannover, Germany, in 2016. (Associated Press)
Hours before German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Brussels to meet with President Trump and other NATO heads of state, she rekindled an old acquaintance with Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama.
About 70,000 people packed an avenue by Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate on Thursday to hear the two leaders speak, with cheers and chants of “Barack, Barack!” breaking out when the former president took the stage.
Without mentioning Trump by name, Obama spoke of the need for universal healthcare and a nuanced approach to immigration in response to security threats.
“This is a new world we live in — we can’t isolate ourselves,” the former president declared, with Merkel looking on. “We can’t hide behind a wall.”
Obama spoke of this week's deadly bombing at a pop concert in Manchester, England, saying leaders had to find ways to balance security fears and fundamental rights.
“One of the biggest challenges… is how do you protect your country and your citizens from the kinds of things that we just saw in Manchester,” he said. “And how do you do it in a way that is consistent with your values and your ideals?”
Making his first European speech since his presidential term ended, Obama told the crowd he had spent the last four months "trying to catch up with my sleep" and devoting more time to his family.
"I'm very proud of the work I did as president," he said to more cheers, adding that he considered healthcare reform a signature achievement. Republicans are now in the midst of trying to dismantle his Affordable Care Act.
"My hope was to get 100% of people healthcare,” he said. “We didn't quite achieve that, but we were able to get 20 million people healthcare who didn't have it before.”
Obama’s speech was not timed to coincide with Trump’s first visit to Europe as president, aides said. The invitation was extended before Trump’s trip to Brussels — the fourth leg on multi-stop tour — was scheduled.
much more and more articles ..
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-obama-in-berlin-with-merkel-says-1495734642-htmlstory.html
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