Overview

• On June 27 the Supreme Court ruled that courts may only block Trump’s birthright citizenship order for named parties, ending blanket nationwide stays
• The Justice Department is preparing detailed enforcement guidelines ahead of the order’s expected implementation on July 27
• Plaintiffs in Maryland and other jurisdictions have moved swiftly to convert their challenges into class actions or statewide suits to extend injunctions
• Legal advocates warn that without new broad stays some states could see the policy take effect and risk rendering newborns stateless
• The constitutional question at the heart of the dispute is set to return to the Supreme Court for a definitive ruling on the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause