14 December 2015

Can Muslims Be Banned From Entering the United States?

Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy. In fact, he craves it. His most recently controversial statement, however, has raised an interesting constitutional question: Would it be constitutional to exclude all Muslims from entering the United States? (for a primer on this issue in German see "Trump für komplettes Muslim-Einreiseverbot in die USA"). Interestingly, there is a split of opinion among American academics regarding this question, and one of the reasons is a case that was discussed here early this month. For a taste of the some of the conflicting views regarding this question see here, here and here.