4th Circuit Dismisses "Muslim Ban" Lawsuits

In International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, (4th Cir., June 8, 2020), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed three separate actions challenging President Trump's restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals from specified countries.  Among other things, plaintiffs contended that the Executive Order was "inexplicable by anything but animus toward Muslims." The Court of Appeals, relying on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Hawaii, concluded:

At bottom, in view of the Supreme Court’s conclusions with respect to Proclamation 9645 in Hawaii, we conclude that the plaintiffs’ constitutional claims in this case lack the plausibility necessary to survive the government’s motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6).

AP reports on the decision.