US supreme court rules judges can’t block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

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The US supreme court has ruled that federal judges cannot issue nationwide injunctions to block presidential policies.

In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the court’s conservative majority said judges exceeded their authority by halting President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship — the long-standing right to citizenship for anyone born on US soil.

The case centred on injunctions granted in three separate lawsuits challenging Trump’s order, which temporarily blocked the policy from taking effect while the courts deliberated.

But in its ruling, the supreme court said such “universal injunctions” likely exceed the authority congress has given to federal courts. Thecable