In very simple terms, the Supreme Court ruled today (6-3) that federal judges can only grant relief to the individuals or groups who brought a particular lawsuit and may not extend those decisions to protect other individuals without going through the process of converting a lawsuit into a class action, a type of litigation that requires challengers to clear procedural hurdles. This effectively ends the issue of nationwide injunctions. [SCOTUS Ruling HERE]
The Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of the end to birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens. However, the Trump administration and DOJ are very happy.
“Today, the Supreme Court instructed district courts to STOP the endless barrage of nationwide injunctions against President Trump,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on Twitter. “This Department of Justice will continue to zealously defend POTUS’s policies and his authority to implement them.”
