Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Supreme Court's conservative majority, in a 6-3 ruling, limited federal courts' authority to issue nationwide injunctions that have blocked key parts of Donald Trump’s agenda. Written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the ruling stated that federal judges exceeded their authority by blocking Trump’s executive order attempting to redefine who gets to be a citizen. Liberal justices, including Ketanji Brown Jackson, strongly dissented, warning the decision put the legal system and government in “grave jeopardy”. Critics argue the ruling could lead to a patchwork system of constitutional rights and citizenship benefits, potentially denying citizenship to over 150,000 newborns annually under Trump’s order. The administration sought to curb nationwide injunctions, which have significantly impeded its executive actions.In fullSupreme Court gives Trump more power after ‘birthright citizenship’ ruling curbs nationwide injunctionsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

It is considering whether a single federal judge can block a nationwide order from the US president.

In the citizenship case, the justices voted 6-3, with the liberals in dissent, to limit the lower-courts’ preliminary injunctions to each plaintiff with standing to sue. The…

The most anticipated decision: Whether the court will let President Trump to enforce changes to birthright citizenship amid a legal challenge.

Birthright citizenship ruling handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. How many people gain citizenship this way?

The outcome was a victory for Trump but a conservative majority left open the possibility birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked.

Court ruling leaves fate of the US president’s order to overturn birthright citizenship rights unclear

The high court did not take up the underlying issue of whether President Donald Trump's order ending automatic birthright citizenship was constitutional.

In a major victory for President Trump, the court limited the ability of federal judges to pause his executive orders. The decision may reshape the way U.S. citizenship is…

The case stemmed from an executive order Trump signed when he took office that ended birthright citizenship.

Liberal justices warn 6-3 decision puts government and legal system in ‘grave jeopardy’

"It is not difficult to predict how this all ends," Justice Jackson ominously predicted.

The court’s ruling could now mean that once a child born to noncitizen parents leaves certain states, they won’t be considered a U.S. citizen.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Supreme Court's conservative majority,…

It handed a significant victory to Donald Trump - and future American presidents.

Because of the ruling to limit injunctions, Trump's birthright citizenship order will be able to take effect, 30 days after the courts opinion was filed, the court said.