国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Supreme Court mulls Trumps travel ban, but decision remains unknown
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span>-<span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> 90 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> 90-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="ascertain">ascertain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> - <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>."</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rulings">rulings</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="laden">laden</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span>. <span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="allege">allege</span>, <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p>
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