Overview

• The 6-3 conservative majority blocked district judges from imposing nationwide stays on executive directives, marking a win for the president’s immigration agenda.
• Justices did not decide on the constitutional merits of ending birthright citizenship, ensuring the substantive dispute will return to lower courts.
• Progressive dissenters, led by Justices Jackson and Sotomayor, warned the ruling undermines judicial checks and poses a threat to the rule of law.
• Several Democratic-led states and advocacy groups that had secured preliminary blocks on the order now face its implementation unless new legal avenues succeed.
• The decision reshapes the future of presidential policy challenges by curbing a common practice of nationwide injunctions under past administrations.