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Jun 30, 2025 Trump DOJ sued 15 federal district court judges in Maryland over an order blocking rapid deportations Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Suing sitting federal judges is an extraordinary attack on judicial independence and an attempt to subordinate courts to executive will.
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- DOJ sues 15 federal district court judges in Maryland over deportation order — The Trump Justice Department took the unusual step of suing 15 federal district court judges in Maryland over an order blocking the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removal. This represents an extraordinary assertion of executive power against the judicial branch and an attempt to override judicial decisions protecting due process rights for migrants facing deportation.
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Week 24 – 2025-06-28–2025-07-04
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Jun 28, 2025 Supreme Court ruled that federal judges generally cannot issue nationwide injunctions blocking presidential policies Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The ruling curtails a key judicial tool for restraining executive action nationwide, weakening a core check on presidential power over policies like birthright citizenship.
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- Supreme Court limits judicial power to block presidential policies nationwide — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision curbing the power of federal judges to impose nationwide rulings that impede presidential policies, while leaving unresolved the question of whether the president can limit birthright citizenship. The decision, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, rejected arguments that courts must protect citizens from government overreach. Trump held a White House press conference celebrating the ruling as a "monumental victory for the constitution, the separation of powers and the rule of law" and indicated plans to pursue policies on birthright citizenship, sanctuary city funding, and refugee resettlement.
- US Supreme Court rules on nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship case, declines to address constitutionality of Trump's executive order — On Friday, June 28, 2025, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case challenging Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. The Court did not rule on whether the president has constitutional authority to end the 14th Amendment right. Instead, it addressed whether individual district court judges can block federal policies nationwide. The Court held that lower courts cannot issue nationwide injunctions except in narrow circumstances, requiring challengers to pursue class-action litigation instead. The ruling creates a 30-day pause on the executive order's enforcement.
- Supreme Court limits federal judges' power in Trump v. CASA — The Supreme Court decided the case of Trump v. CASA, which limits the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions. President Donald Trump claimed this decision would allow him to end birthright citizenship, asserting that the principle of citizenship for those born in the U.S. is based on a historical myth. This ruling could have significant implications for immigration policy and citizenship rights.
- Trump executive order limiting birthright citizenship challenged in Supreme Court — One day after Trump's inauguration, five pregnant immigrant women, led by an asylum seeker from Venezuela, sued over the president's executive order limiting automatic birthright citizenship, fearing their unborn children would be left stateless. The case reached the Supreme Court, which on Friday sided with the Trump administration by restricting the ability of federal judges to block the order in a 6-3 vote. The ruling does not address the constitutionality of the order itself but opens the door for partial enforcement.
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Week 24 – 2025-06-28–2025-07-04
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