Supreme Court Curbs Nationwide Injunctions in 6-3 Ruling

The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., significantly restricting lower federal courts from issuing nationwide injunctions against executive actions, a practice often used to block Trump administration policies. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the majority, stated that such injunctions exceed the equitable authority Congress grants and lack support in over two centuries of legal precedent and the Constitution. Barrett criticized Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent for advocating judicial supremacy and ignoring statutory limits on judicial authority. Jackson warned the ruling could lead to unchecked executive power, but the majority rejected this as an overstatement. The decision was praised by conservatives as upholding the separation of powers and criticized by liberals who fear weakened judicial checks on the executive. While the case involved issues of birthright citizenship, the Court did not address those merits directly.