Supreme Court Curbs Nationwide Injunctions, Bolstering Executive Power During Trump Era

In a significant decision during the Trump administration, the Supreme Court ruled that lower federal courts lack the authority to issue nationwide injunctions blocking presidential orders. This 6-3 ruling, with the court’s conservative majority, was seen as a major victory for then-President Donald Trump, enabling his administration to pursue policy priorities, particularly on immigration, through executive orders with less judicial impediment.

The decision stemmed from the Trump administration’s challenge to injunctions blocking an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. While the order itself was widely considered unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment, the administration argued that lower courts overstepped by issuing broad, nationwide blocks. This ruling effectively cleared the path for policies like the birthright citizenship order to proceed and could have implications for other executive actions previously halted by federal courts.

President Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social, hailing it as a “GIANT WIN,” and indicated it would allow his administration to advance numerous previously enjoined policies, including those related to birthright citizenship. However, dissenting justices, including Sonia Sotomayor, sharply criticized the majority’s decision, warning that it undermines constitutional guarantees and makes it harder to challenge potentially unlawful executive actions, leaving individuals unprotected unless they are direct parties to a lawsuit.

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