Originally Posted by
Kembal
That won't happen today. Federal government will be unable to show injury that necessitates immediate enforcement. The states of Washington and Minnesota can show injury by immediate enforcement before legality is decided. I would expect the federal government to lose at this specific hearing.
As far as actual legality goes (which will take months to decide, I suspect), it's going to literally turn on the issue on whether Trump's (and his advisors') statements regarding the order can be factored in, or if only the text of the order itself can be considered. On a prima facie basis itself, the order is legal - the president has fairly broad powers over immigration. It's his own stated motivations that make it constitutionally suspect. We'll see how that goes.