In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court dealt another blow to judicial balance. The court’s conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a ruling that limits how lower courts can block executive orders — including one that challenges the very idea of birthright citizenship.
The 14th Amendment says that if you’re born here, you’re a citizen — period. But Trump’s team argued that doesn’t apply to everyone — a fringe theory once laughed out of law schools, now landed in the nation’s highest court.
Even though the case was technically about nationwide injunctions, the conservative justices couldn’t resist diving headfirst into the substance of citizenship.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh argued that only the Supreme Court should make national decisions, sidelining lower courts entirely.
The liberal justices warn the ruling gives the executive branch permission to engage in unlawful behavior. Translation: The Roberts Court just told America’s federal judges they can’t press pause — even when the Constitution is at stake.
While the ruling does not directly uphold President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, it limits the ability of lower courts to block such orders nationwide. The case centered on whether federal judges can issue nationwide injunctions.
The decision restores case-by-case jurisdiction to district courts, potentially creating a patchwork of legal outcomes across the country. The legality of the executive order itself now returns to lower courts for further review.
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