Washington — The White House vowed to challenge an appeals court ruling that criticised a travel ban against six Muslim majority nations as being "steeped in animus", putting President Donald Trump on track for his first Supreme Court showdown. Attorney-General Jeff Sessions said the administration "strongly disagrees" with the court’s refusal on Thursday to lift a nationwide block on Trump’s travel ban, in a stinging 79-page ruling that said the directive "drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination". The ruling blocks Trump’s "efforts to strengthen this country’s national security", Sessions said. "The president is not required to admit people from countries that sponsor or shelter terrorism, until he determines that they can be properly vetted and do not pose a security risk." The administration did not say when it would appeal. The government could ask the Supreme Court to take emergency action to let the ban take effect while the litigation plays out. The admin...
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