SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions, Bolsters Trump Executive Orders

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 ruling that significantly restricts the ability of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions blocking executive orders, a practice often used to stall President Donald J. Trump's policy agenda. This ruling came from the birthright citizenship case Trump v. CASA, Inc., where the Court focused on the remedy of universal injunctions rather than the legality of Trump's order itself, which seeks to limit citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents. President Trump and his allies hailed the decision as a major victory against what they describe as left-wing judicial overreach and lawfare, while critics, including Democrats like Senator Chris Murphy, accused the Court of enabling Trump to act unlawfully and undermine democracy. Legal experts noted the ruling as a drastic change weakening the judiciary's traditional role in balancing executive power. Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups warn this opens the door for partial enforcement of Trump's birthright citizenship policy until a constitutional ruling is made. The decision reflects the current conservative majority's approach to curtailing activist judges and their nationwide injunctions, reshaping the judiciary's ability to check presidential actions.