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WASHINGTONmdash; The White House says it expects the courts to restore President Don
stanley becher ald Trumprsquo ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an executive order founded on a claim of national security.The next opportunity for the presidentrsquo team to argue in favor of the ban will come in the form of a response to a lawsuit by Washington state and Minnesota contending that Trumprsquo order harms residents and effectively mandates discrimination. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal has ordered the Justice Department to file its briefs by 6 p.m. EST Monday.The San Francisco-based appeals court has already turned down a Justice Department request to set aside immediately a Seattle judgersquo ruling that put a temporary hold on the ban nationwide.
vaso stanley That ruling last Friday prompted an ongoing Twitter rant by Trump, who dismissed U.S. District Court Judge James Robart as a ldquo o-called judge
stanley cupe and his decision ridiculous. Trump renewed his Twitter attacks against Robart on Sunday. Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad! He followed with another tweet saying he had instructed the Homeland Security Department to check people coming into the country but that the courts are making the job very difficult!Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that we d Wven Why Ted Cruz refuses to attack John Kasich
The FBI secretly sought information last year on 3,501 U.S. citizens and legal residents from thei
stanley kubek r banks, credit card, telephone and Internet companies without a court s approval, the Justice Department said Friday.It was the first time the Bush administration has publicly disclosed how often it uses the administrative subpoena known as a National Security Letter, which allows the executive branch of government to obtain records about people in terrorism and espionage investigations without a judge s approval or a grand jury subpoena.Friday s disclosure was mandated as part of the renewal of the Patriot Act, the administration s sweeping anti-terror law. The FBI delivered a total of 9,254 NSLs relating to 3,501 people in 2005, according to a report submitted late Friday to Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate. In some cases,
stanley thermobecher the bureau demanded information about one person from several companies.The numbers from previous years remain classified, officials said. The department also reported it received a secret court s approval for 155 warrants t
stanley flask o examine business records last year under a Patriot Act provision that includes library records. However, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has said the department has never used the provision to ask for library records.The number was a significant jump over past use of the warrant for business records. A year ago, Gonzales told Congress there had been 35 warrants app
