This is a consolidation of three applications submitted by the government for a partial stay of district court injunctions in three district court cases challenging President Trump’s attempt to deny birthright citizenship to certain children of immigrants born in the United States. In addition to CASA v. Trump (application 24A884), the appeal addressed State of Washington v. Trump (application 24A885) and State of New Jersey v. Trump (application 24A886). A main focus of the applications is whether the nationwide nature of the injunctions is appropriate.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this matter at 10:00am on May 15, but deferred any decision on Defendants’ requested stay until after argument. On June 27, 2025, in a 6-3 ruling along party lines, the Supreme Court granted the government’s application for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below, holding that “[u]niversal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts. Nonetheless, the Court specified that its stay operates “only to the extent that the injunctions [below] are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue.” Additionally, the Supreme Court left open the avenue of pursuing injunctive relief on behalf of a class (rather than “nationwide” or “universal” injunctions).
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- 06/27/2025
