The case was heard on January 18 before Neil Gorsuch was appointed. It is an eight year old case orginally filed in 2009. Sotomayer and Kagen may have been involved in earlier iterations or other immigration issues before joining the court. The decision say the same as posted in the article and does not elaborate on why.
Thanks for the explanation.
Lazy journalists can’t even ask questions the general public comes up with.
I’m pretty sure that’s one of the first questions people would have on the ruling.