“The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to subject foreigners who are grandparents or cousins of Americans to the president's travel ban executive order, but it will allow the administration to block many refugees for now.
The Trump administration initially said grandparents and cousins did not qualify for an exemption to the travel ban, which was required by the high court for foreign citizens with close ties to U.S. people or institutions. But a federal judge in Hawaii disagreed with the administration's interpretation.
The high court's order Wednesday echoed a divide also seen among the justices last month. Three Republican appointees — Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch — preferred to be more deferential to the administration and allow it to bar grandparents and cousins.”
Justices Robert, Kennedy and Breyer joined with the other sane Justices in shaping this order, perhaps signalling that the rabid right will not make this court their tool...