Justice Kennedy's opinion in 2015 case looms in U.S. travel ban fight


  • World
  • Saturday, 11 Feb 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy arrives to attend the 64th Annual Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Anthony Kennedy's legal reasoning in a 2015 immigration case suggests the U.S. Supreme Court's frequent swing vote would be sceptical of President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

The little-noticed case involved an Afghan-born naturalised U.S. citizen named Fauzia Din who argued she had the right for a full explanation from the U.S. government as to why her Afghan husband was denied entry. The justices ruled 5-4 against her.

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