Judicial Pushback Persists Despite SCOTUS Limits

Lower courts continue halting Trump policies even after the Supreme Court restricted universal injunctions

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On June 27, 2025, SCOTUS ruled in Trump v. CASA that federal judges can no longer issue nationwide injunctions except in limited cases

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Lower courts have certified class-action lawsuits to maintain nationwide blocks, especially around birthright citizenship

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judges in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and California have reaffirmed nationwide injunctions against Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship

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Courts have also blocked Trump’s asylum ban at the U.S.–Mexico border, halted termination of protections for Haitian migrants, and reversed agency funding and web policy changes

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