Trump v. Hawaii

The Supreme Court case Trump v. Hawaii (2018) centered on President Donald Trump's travel ban, which restricted entry from several predominantly Muslim nations. The Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the ban, with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. stating that Trump had the statutory authority to impose such limits for national security reasons. The majority opinion viewed the ban as neutral and justified by security concerns.123

Significantly, the Supreme Court also used this case to overturn the 1944 decision in Korematsu v. United States, which had upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. This action affirmed that the government's wartime actions must be scrutinized for constitutional violations.1

The ruling was met with a strong dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who accused the majority of upholding a discriminatory policy motivated by animus towards a religious minority.1