2nd Circuit Revives Muslim Scholar’s Challenge to Ban on U.S. Travel

The decision to bar Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan from the U.S. because he contributed to a charity that supports Hamas is heading back to a lower court following a 2nd Circuit ruling Friday. The circuit vacated a ruling dismissing a First Amendment challenge to the government's denial of a visa to the Switzerland-based academic because he allegedly provided material support to a terrorist organization. Ramadan's visa was revoked after he accepted a tenured teaching post at the University of Notre Dame in 2004.