Supreme Court limits lower courts' power to block Trump

The Supreme Court has imposed new limits on lower courts' ability to freeze federal policies, specifically President Trump's effort to eliminate birthright citizenship in the US. Lower courts have issued dozens of orders freezing parts of Trump's agenda, sparking bipartisan criticism. The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, fell along ideological lines. Every district court to consider Trump's executive order has deemed it probably unconstitutional, applying their decisions universally and freezing the policy entirely. However, the Supreme Court ruled that district courts do not have the power to do so. The ruling did not address whether Trump's policy is constitutional. The number of "universal" injunctions has risen steadily since the Obama administration and has exploded under Trump. Critics on both sides argue it has become too easy for a single judge to sideline major parts of a president's agenda. The Supreme Court's decision aims to curb this trend. The ruling sets a new precedent for lower courts, limiting their ability to issue sweeping injunctions against federal policies.