the yes. don t count the pause. this is as clear a power clash as you ll hear in court. trump s lawyers telling the judge this is basically none of their business. they do have some law on their side. but one of the questions in this case is whether the government is conducting religious discrimination, which is unconstitutional. the judge asked if this is a religious ban would the court doors be open, could someone have standing for that? the question drew a concession from lawyers that there are court cases, a 1972 case called mandel that would open the court s doors. if the order said muslims cannot be admitted, would anybody have standing to challenge that? i think mandel and din give a route to make a constitutional challenge if there were such an order. then the judges pushed further saying the muslim ban
hello, i m ari melber in for lawrence o donnell. president trump s travel ban hangs in the balance tonight. the question, should the ban be reinstated or remain paused while cases challenging its legality make their way through the courts? we have a special report for you right now on what went down tonight. the judges first question is are the doors to the court even open to this case. president trump s lawyers arguing his views cannot be questioned in this area. in lawyer lingo, that means they told the judges this ban is not even reviewable. are you arguing, then, that the president s decision in that regard is unreviewable? the yes. don t count the pause. this is as clear a power clash as you ll hear in court. trump s lawyers telling the