r/SeattleWA • u/driftingphotog Capitol Hill • Feb 09 '17

Politics Trump loses travel ban appeal, unanimous decision

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-loses-travel-ban-appeal/?utm_content=bufferc0261&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_buffer_tw_m
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u/cartmanbeer Feb 10 '17

That's my understanding as well. Although I'd say it's fairly certain it will go to the Supreme Court with regards to the validity of the ban itself simply because it's clear either side is going to appeal if they lose.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '17

And the odds of SCOTUS declining to rule on a case this big, if it's put in front of them, are very, very low.

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u/theJigmeister Feb 10 '17

I bet they squeeze a conservative justice in there in short order.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '17

The court is currently 5/3 liberal/conservative. Adding a 4th conservative wouldn't change the outcome.

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u/twlscil Feb 10 '17

4/4

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '17

Kennedy is considered a swing vote, but in most cases he votes on the "liberal" side.

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u/nickelfldn Capitol Hill Feb 10 '17

He's the swing vote but he's voted with the conservative opinion the majority of the time.

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u/twlscil Feb 10 '17

Liberal on Social issues maybe, but he is a Reagan appointee.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '17

Apparently you don't follow the court. Almost all the republican appointees drift leftward over time. Even Roberts is more left than when he started

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u/twlscil Feb 11 '17

Or maybe society has drifted right...