As you've likely heard by now, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case of
State of Washington & State of Minnesota v. Trump, ruled 3-0 to uphold the temporary restraining order ("TRO") blocking
Trump's Executive Order nationwide. The emergency TRO was put in place a few days ago by federal district court
Judge James Robart. After the TRO went into effect, Trump, true to form, took personal shots at Judge Robart via twitter, calling him a "so-called judge," and launched the appeal that led to yesterday's decision from the 9th Circuit (ironically, Judge Robart is a conservative Judge appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush). But this fight is far from over and now the world wants to know what happens next. Before we get ahead of ourselves, let's break down what has happened and what the options are for the Trump Administration going forward.