First travel ban halted; emergency stay denied
Reporting and findings
- enjoined
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.
Summary and current status
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.
Final emergency-stay ruling in the first 2017 travel-ban litigation.
People and organizations
- Donald J. Trumpnamed defendant and order issuer
- Washington v. Trump (2017)travel-ban challenge
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpissued order challenged in caseWashington v. Trump (2017)