In a closely watched decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884, that federal district courts lacked authority to issue universal (nationwide) injunctions blocking enforcement of federal policies.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan once opposed the practice of district judges issuing national injunctions before siding with the court’s

Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order. Updated June 27, 2025 1:25 PM ET Originally published June 27, 2025 10:19 AM ET. Nina Totenberg

Constitutional rights have to be enforceable. They can’t rely on the goodwill of the government. This utter lack of accountability is a charter for abuse. And that abuse is happening right now.

Yesterday, in a 6–3 decision in Trump v. CASA, the United States Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a case involving an executive order that purports to eliminate birthright citizenship.

By limiting the ability of a single judge to halt executive actions across the nation, the court has restored balance to the judicial system.

A divided Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Trump’s restrictions on birthright ...

The Supreme Court spent much of its most recent term responding to a fire hose of requests for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration, as President Trump's efforts to implement key aspects of his second-term agenda were stymied by lower courts on several fronts.