Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on “universal injunctions.”
The case centers around President Trump’s executive order ending automatic birthright citizenship for babies born in the U.S. (unless at least one of their parents is a citizen). However, the Supremes may not even weigh in on who gets a U.S. birth certificate. Instead, they’re focused on whether district judges’ universal injunctions—which block the order nationwide while it’s litigated in court—are legal
The Trump administration is asking the High Court to limit the scope of the injunction, arguing that lower-court judges issuing nationwide orders circumvent the normal legal process. An opposing attorney argues that stopping unconstitutional orders falls squarely within the judges’ job descriptions.
There have been 39 universal injunctions on Trump 2.0 policies so far, so the Court’s decision could have broad implications.