How a lone judge can block a Trump order nationwide – and why, from DACA to DOGE, this judicial check on presidents’ power is shaping how the government works

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court has sought to limit the issuance of nationwide injunctions in the birthright citizenship cases.  Controversy has grown about one district court shutting down a federal program or policy across the country.

Cassandra Burke Robertson discusses the question whether court-imposed nationwide injunctions give too much power to a single judge or protect important rights. 

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