Previously in USA jurisprudence (if one could call it that), the 9th Circuit by a 3-0 vote unilaterally built upon it's own faulty logic and standards, stating: Stated simply, the government does not offer a persuasive explanation for why a mother-in-law is clearly a bona fide relationship, in the Supreme Court’s prior reasoning, but a grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or cousin is not. Except that it had nothing to do with this "bona fide" appellation, but rather whether it was a "close" relation (which Hawaii judge concerned took to mean anyone related via Adam, it seems, in a blow to monkeys and other great apes).Now SCOTUS justice Kennedy has suspended this 9th circuit decision (termed a "mandate"), ahead of formal arguments, without any reasons even needing to be given since it's so obvious. Plus, Hawaii et al. have only until noon tomorrow to reply.
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/17A275-Trump-v.-Hawaii-Temp-Stay-Resp-Order-9-11-17.pdfSupreme Court of the United States
No. 17A275
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL., Applicants v.
HAWAII, ET AL. ORDER
UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicants,
IT IS ORDERED that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, case No. 17-16426, is hereby stayed with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance, pending receipt of a response, due on or before Tuesday, September 12, 2017, by 12 p.m., and further order of the undersigned or of the Court.
/s/ Anthony M. Kennedy
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Dated this 11th day of September, 2017.