In Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court significantly narrowed federal courts’ power to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—broad orders that bar the government from enforcing a policy against ...

On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the federal government’s request to stay the nationwide injunction issued in the Texas Top Cop Shop case against enforcing the Corporate ...

The right-wing justices on Thursday were amenable to the Trump administration’s bid to pare back universal injunctions, a type of relief where lower-court judges block government policies for the ...

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The main issue addressed in yesterday's birthright citizenship oral argument before the Supreme Court was whether federal courts should have the power to issue nationwide injunctions against illegal ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday signaled deep uncertainty over how, or whether, to rein in the growing use of nationwide injunctions, a legal tool that has repeatedly stymied President Donald Trump’s ...

Real estate disputes very often result in protracted and parallel litigation. Tax appeals result in further civil disputes. Foreclosure ...

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Today, the Supreme Court will hold a special session to review President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. As John argued at Civitas Outlook, the best reading of the 14 th ...