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Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Nationwide Executive Order Limits Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Nationwide Executive Order Limits
Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Nationwide Executive Order Limits The Supreme Court has reined in the power of federal judges to block presidential actions across the country in a decision with major implications for executive authority. The 119-page decision was issued Friday morning, June 27, in a 6–3 vote along ideological lines. In a ruling tied to a challenge involving President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the court’s conservative majority agreed to narrow the use of so-called “universal injunctions.”  These broad orders have allowed lower court judges to halt nationwide policies, even when …

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by Joe Lombardi