The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision which ruled that President Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship may be enforced in some parts of the country has opened the door for creating the potential for legal inconsistencies across the country, a new report shows.
The 6-3 decision, with the majority decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, found that district court judges exceeded their authority by halting Trump's order nationwide. While the ruling did not address the constitutionality of the order, it limited the ability of lower court judges to issue nationwide injunctions blocking federal policies, meaning that injunctions can only apply within the jurisdictions of the states involved in legal challenges.
