The fight over President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban will finally go before the Supreme Court, in a showdown over the limits of the president’s power to decide who enters the United States.
Justices on Wednesday will hear a challenge to the lawfulness of Trump’s travel ban, which in its latest version targets people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Chad previously was on the list but Trump lifted those restrictions on April 10.
It will be the first time the Supreme Court directly confronts Trump’s immigration policy, which has been blocked by lower courts several times in the past.
Justices will consider whether the travel ban’s roots lie in anti-Muslim comments Trump made during his presidential campaign, whether he overstepped his authority under immigration laws and whether judges can second-guess the president in matters of national security.
The lead challenger is the state of Hawaii, which argues the ban…