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First travel ban halted; emergency stay denied

Date
2017-02-09
Entry type
court-ruling
Current status
Final emergency-stay ruling in the first 2017 travel-ban litigation.
Last reviewed
2026-09-03

The Ninth Circuit left a nationwide temporary restraining order in place after finding the government had not shown a likelihood of success or irreparable injury.

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  1. factenjoined

    On February 9, 2017, the Ninth Circuit denied the federal government's emergency motion to stay the district court's temporary restraining order against core provisions of Executive Order 13769, concluding that the government had not shown a likelihood of success or irreparable injury sufficient for a stay.