ACLJ: APPEALS COURT DECISION ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NATIONAL SECURITY ORDER “DISAPPOINTING” AND PUTS OUR NATION IN GRAVE DANGER

(Washington, DC) - The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which filed an amicus brief backing President Trump’s order designed to enhance our national security, said today’s decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is not only “disappointing” but also “puts our nation in grave danger.”

In its decision, the appeals court panel backed an earlier decision by a federal district court judge in Washington State that put President Trump’s national security order affecting seven countries that harbor terrorists on hold. 

“This decision is disappointing and clearly puts our nation in grave danger,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. “The fact is that President Trump clearly has the constitutional and statutory authority to issue this order. It is clear: radical Islamic terrorists are at war with America. President Trump’s order is a proper and constitutional way to protect America.”

In its amicus brief filed with the federal appeals court, the ACLJ argued that President Trump’s Executive Order is not only necessary, but constitutional as well.

“The directives contained in the President’s Executive Order are closely tethered to discretionary powers vested in the Executive Branch by the Constitution and Congress and clearly fall within the President’s well-established constitutional and statutory authority,” the brief contends.

“If the Trump Administration appeals this decision to the Supreme Court of the United States, we will file an amicus brief with the high court. Our position is clear: We contend that President Trump acted lawfully and constitutionally.” said Sekulow.

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, is based in Washington, D.C.