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Fourth Circuit Actually Holds President Trump Responsible For His Words

The Chief Judge also noted, 'When we compromise our values as to some, we shake the foundation as to all.'

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Examining official statements from President Trump and other executive branch officials, along with the Proclamation itself, we conclude that the Proclamation is unconstitutionally tainted with animus toward Islam… Here the government’s proffered rationale for the Proclamation lies at odds with the statements of the president himself. Plaintiffs here do not just plausibly allege with particularity that the Proclamation’s purpose is driven by anti-Muslim bias, they offer undisputed evidence of such bias: the words of the President.

— Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Roger Gregory, writing for the majority, upholding an injunction blocking enforcement of the most recent travel ban. He also noted, “When we compromise our values as to some, we shake the foundation as to all.” The decision on the merits was stayed until the Supreme Court hears Trump v. Hawaii, scheduled to be argued in April.

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