Tonight’s immigration ban showdown: How the case breaks down

Published February 7, 2017 6:50pm ET



All eyes will be on a three-judge panel Tuesday evening as top Justice Department lawyers deliver oral arguments on President Trump’s immigration ban, hoping to reverse a ruling that has thwarted implementation of the president’s executive order on travel and refugees.

The State of Washington v. Donald Trump will be decided by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which denied the administration’s request last weekend for an immediate stay against a restraining order issued by Seattle-based Judge James Robart, who was nominated to the federal district bench by President George W. Bush. The judges presiding over the appeal are William Canby Jr., a Carter appointee; Michelle Friedland, an Obama appointee; and Richard Clifton, also appointed by Bush.

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