DAY 126: TRUMP LOSES: Appeals court refuses to reinstate Muslim ban

An federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, refused to reinstate Donald Trump's travel ban, as it discriminates on the basis of religion.

According to The New York Times, the case will likely go to the Supreme Court, where Republicans now have a 5 to 4 majority with the addition of Neil Gorsuch, who is seen as a replica of Antonin Scalia, the ultraconservative Justice who died last year.

The case may be decided, however, by the vote of moderate conservative Anthony Kennedy, who was appointed by Ronald Reagan, but who has been the swing vote in many cases.