The justices will confront the legality of the president’s order.
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The court is now on its summer recess. The justices will meet next for their September 25 conference.
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The Supreme Court unanimously agreed Monday to let President Trump's immigration travel ban go into effect for some travelers, reversing the actions of lower federal courts that had put the controversial policy completely on hold.
However, the injunctions remain in place with respect to parties similarly situated to Doe, Dr. Elshikh, and Hawaii. "This means that §2(c) may not be enforced against foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States."
But, not someone who "enters into a relationship simply to avoid §2(c): For example, a nonprofit group devoted to immigration issues may not contact foreign nationals from the designated countries, add them to client lists, and then secure their entry by claiming injury from their exclusion."
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case challenging whether a Colorado cake shop has to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
The justices in the case — known as Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights — are being asked whether shop owner Jack Philips has to make a cake for Charlie Craig and David Mulliuns' same-sex marriage under Colorado's public accommodations law.
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