The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in favor of the Trump administration on Friday, limiting the use of nationwide injunctions against executive actions, including Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

The ruling does not decide the legality of the policy itself but restricts lower courts from issuing broad injunctions affecting the entire country while litigation is ongoing. Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, emphasizing that federal courts should not act as overseers of the Executive Branch and must stay within their constitutional role. She criticized the idea that courts can check executive power through universal injunctions, arguing it undermines judicial limits. Barrett also took aim at Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent, calling her approach inconsistent with constitutional history and precedent. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented, warning the decision empowers the executive branch at the expense of judicial oversight. The ruling allows the Trump administration to advance its immigration agenda while legal challenges proceed.