US Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions Boosting Trump Executive Authority

The United States Supreme Court delivered a major victory to President Donald Trump by limiting the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, a key roadblock to implementing his controversial executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented or temporary visa holders. The 6-3 conservative majority ruling, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, requires lower courts to reconsider the scope of their nationwide blocks, restricting judicial decisions to apply only to parties in specific cases rather than universally. While the ruling does not immediately allow Trump's directive to take effect, it raises the possibility that the order could apply in parts of the country after 30 days. Trump hailed the decision as a "monumental victory" for constitutional separation of powers and said it clears the way for advancing other policies that had been enjoined nationwide. Critics, including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Senator Alex Padilla, warn that this shift empowers presidential overreach and contributes to aggressive immigration enforcement tactics targeting immigrant communities, sparking concerns about due process and civil rights. The ruling marks a significant shift in the balance of power between the judiciary and the executive branch, particularly in the area of immigration policy.