Ruling made late on Saturday night means immigration ban remains suspended

  • US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's request to reinstate a travel ban blocked by federal judge , James Robart, on Friday.
  • appeals court gave the White House and the states challenging it a deadline of Monday to present more arguments.

Trump had previously called Judge Robart's ruling "ridiculous", described him as a "so-called judge" and vowed to restore the ban, following it up with:

The BBC has more here plus background info.

We'll keep our eyes out for further developments tomorrow ( Monday).

In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your week-end and the Super Bowl final later if that's your bag, as it seems to be for many around the world, being televised in 170 countries.

More than 116 million Americans tuned in to watch last year, with a 30-second US television advertising slot tonight expected to cost at least $5m.

Nice work if you can get it. Have fun everyone and may your team prevail.