The Supreme Court on Thursday was divided over whether a federal judge has the power to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship while the case moves through […]

The U.S. Supreme Court, meanwhile, hasn’t ruled whether a decision from one judge can block a president’s executive order from taking effect nationwide.

Supreme Court set to hear arguments in high-stakes case over two areas of law: birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions

A little less than once a week, on average, since President Donald Trump began his second term, his administration's lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court.

With that in mind, several lawyers said it’s ill-advised for the Supreme Court to use the litigation over birthright citizenship as a vehicle to assess nationwide injunctions. The consequences of nixing or trimming the injunctions in these cases could throw millions of families into uncertainty and disarray, these lawyers say.

Some Supreme Court justices appeared concerned Thursday with the implications of letting the Trump administration enforce its birthright citizenship ban,

In Thursday's arguments, the justices will be weighing whether judges have the authority to issue what are called nationwide, or universal, injunctions.