Injunctions

The Trump administration is battling the lower courts as individual districts attempt to stop executive orders. When a judge in one district makes a ruling demanding that all districts follow, the administration contends that the judge only has power in his district and cannot make rules that affect the whole country. In June of 2025 in the case of Trump v CASA the Supreme Court held that lower courts lack the authority to issue universal injunctions that block government policies nationwide. This is in line with the constitutional separation of power. The Supreme Court has equal power with the executive branch not the lower courts. Since then, the lower courts have continued to attempt to block administrative rulings but the Justice Department is not enforcing the injunctions of these judges. A federal judge in Maryland blocked President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions nationwide late Thursday, the fourth such ruling following the Supreme Court’s decision clawing back universal injunctions. 8/8/2025