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A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. The ruling is in response to a lawsuit aimed at getting around a recent Supreme Court ruling limiting nationwide injunctions.
A review of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., which held that federal district courts’ universal preliminary injunctions that enjoin government officials from implementing and enforcing an executive order likely exceed the courts’ equitable authority granted by Congress under the Judiciary Act of 1789.
The high court's order blocks a May decision by a California court that temporarily blocked the efforts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to drastically reduce the size of his agency's workforce.
In a June 27 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially halt nationwide injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain people born in the U.
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions, but Does Not Decide on Birthright Citizenship Challenge
In a closely watched decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884, that federal district courts lacked authority to issue universal (nationwide) injunctions blocking enforcement of federal policies.
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a win in his birthright citizenship case, but Attorney General Kris Mayes may have found a loophole.
Friday’s decision limits the circumstances under which the court can issue nationwide injunctions — orders that stop a federal law or policy from being enforced while court battles play out.
Washington — The Supreme Court spent much of its most recent term responding to a fire hose of requests for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration, as President Trump's efforts to implement key aspects of his second-term agenda were stymied by lower courts on several fronts.