Federal courts found religious animus drove both versions of the Muslim ban.

Evidence

Judge Watson wrote a judicial decision finding that there was “significant and unrebutted evidence of religious animus driving the promulgation” of both the revised Muslim Ban 2.0 and the original Muslim Ban. The federal judge also noted that any “reasonable, objective observer” would conclude that Trump’s ban was implemented with a “purpose to disfavor a particular religion,” namely Islam. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 346

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 346
• XREF: connects to: Islamophobia operated at multiple political and theological levels for both audiences. — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear:…, 41

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia operated at multiple political and theological levels for both audiences. #corroborates (0.70) — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 41