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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another appeals court, another defeat for the Trump administration. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's executive order banning travelers from six mostly Muslim countries...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Huge and possibly unprecedented numbers of people tuned in to hear appeals court arguments over President Donald Trump's travel ban. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals livestreamed the audio to Wednesday's arguments between lawyers for the state of Washington and from Trump's Department of Justice...

A federal appeals court has refused to lift a stay blocking Arizona's controversial law targeting illegal immigrants from going into effect, and said the federal government is likely to be able to prove the measure is unconstitutional. Republican Governor Jan Brewer had asked the appeals court to lift an injunction imposed in July 2010, the day before the law was to take effect.