Supreme Court weighs limits on nationwide injunctions during birthright citizenship arguments
Immigration,Birthright Citizenship,Citizenship,US Citizenship,US Citizens,Noncitizens,Immigration Reform,Supreme Court
The Supreme Court seemed divided over eliminating judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions at blockbuster oral arguments Thursday, even as no justice defended the constitutionality of Trump’s birthright citizenship order that underpins the case.
Though several conservative justices expressed concerns during the two-and-a-half hour argument that judges are overstepping their authority by not limiting their rulings to the specific parties suing, it remained unclear whether the administration had convinced a majority to claw back the practice...
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