I asked about a declaratory judgment action by the defendant against a putative class, seeking final resolution of the class certification issue. [read post]

Oral argument addressed the scope of the president’s authority to suspend the entry of aliens abroad under the INA and beyond; whether Congress had already addressed the risks that the travel ban seeks to eliminate; whether the travel ban countermands the judgment of Congress; the Establishment Clause implications of the ban’s overwhelming focus on Muslim-majority countries (and the weight to be given President Trump’s anti-Muslim campaign statements in resolving the… [read post]