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A second court has blocked President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship nationwide, following a Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of federal injunctions, with the ruling emphasizing the potential impact on states and the legal limits of judicial power.
The Trump administration plans to actively challenge and reduce the impact of nationwide injunctions that have blocked its policies, following a Supreme Court ruling that limits federal judges' power to issue such injunctions.
The US Supreme Court's recent ruling clarifies that lower courts cannot issue nationwide injunctions to block federal policies, impacting future immigration cases and potentially leading to more class-action lawsuits, but it does not directly change the current policy of birthright citizenship, which remains in effect for now.
The Supreme Court limited the use of nationwide injunctions against President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, but did not rule on its constitutionality, leaving the order's implementation uncertain and potentially leading to significant legal and policy changes regarding citizenship rights in the U.S.
The Supreme Court limited federal judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions, ruling 6-3 that such orders should only apply to specific plaintiffs, a decision that temporarily halts Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship but leaves its constitutionality unresolved, potentially reshaping citizenship laws and judicial authority.
The Judicial Conference of the United States has announced a new rule to curb judge-shopping, aiming to restore the random assignment of cases and prevent plaintiffs from hand-picking sympathetic judges. This move is a response to the issue of conservative plaintiffs strategically filing cases before hard-right judges who issue sweeping decisions with nationwide impact. Chief Justice John Roberts and the Judicial Conference are addressing the problem of nationwide injunctions and the concentration of power in the hands of a few unelected jurists, prompting backlash from some Republican-appointed judges and politicians.
The federal judiciary is cracking down on "judge-shopping" tactics that have been used to block President Biden's policies, particularly in Texas, by implementing a new policy to broaden the pool of judges who could be assigned to hear cases seeking state-wide or nationwide orders. This move aims to prevent litigants from strategically filing lawsuits in courthouses with sympathetic judges. The change comes in response to the increasing prevalence of nationwide injunctions and aims to restore public faith in the integrity of the judiciary.