The Court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful.
Ketanji Brown Jackson: “The Court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the…”
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Supreme Court's statement on the executive order's legality.
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