No. 17-965October Term 2017Decided Jun 26, 2018
Trump v. Hawaii
This case was about President Trump’s 2017 proclamation restricting entry into the United States for certain people from several countries after a government security review.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 26, 2018
- What it's about
This case was about President Trump’s 2017 proclamation restricting entry into the United States for certain people from several countries after a government security review. The Court considered whether this “travel ban” was authorized by federal immigration law and whether it violated the Constitution by targeting Muslims.
Question presented
1. Whether respondents' challenge to the President's suspension of entry of aliens abroad is justiciable. 2. Whether the Proclamation is a lawful exercise of the President's authority to suspend entry of aliens abroad. 3. Whether the global injunction is impermissibly overbroad. 4. Whether Proclamation No. 9645 violates the Establishment Clause.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 26, 2018
- Area
First Amendment, Immigration
Timing
Decided June 26, 2018
The Court released its decision on June 26, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
- Methodology