Overview

• The Supreme Court’s 6–3 conservative majority held that lower courts lack equitable authority to bar policies beyond the litigants before them.
• Trump’s January executive order ending automatic citizenship for children of nonpermanent residents will now apply in jurisdictions without active nationwide injunctions.
• The decision did not evaluate the Fourteenth Amendment’s birthright clause and deferred that constitutional question to an October full hearing.
• President Trump celebrated the ruling as an “enorme vittoria” and indicated he will use the precedent to shield other executive actions from broad court challenges.
• Legal experts warn the precedent could significantly expand presidential power by limiting a central judicial check on federal policy.