The case at the Supreme Court centers around whether lower court judges should be able to block presidential orders nationwide
The Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments on Thursday on President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship to children born in the US to undocumented parents.
The case asks whether lower court judges should be able to block presidential orders nationwide.
Conservative justices like Samuel Alito warned of the power held by 680 federal judges, saying one judge shouldn’t halt a presidential policy for the whole nation.
Liberal justices, including Sonia Sotomayor, argued that limiting injunctions could leave constitutional rights without any protection.
The case taps into broader concerns over nationwide injunctions, which both Democratic and Republican presidents have criticized in the past.