SCOTUS Curbs Universal Injunctions in Birthright Case: The Brief

A DIVIDED US SUPREME COURT curbed the power of judges to halt government policies nationwide Friday but didn’t resolve the contentious fight over President Donald Trump’s attempt to jettison the widespread understanding that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment confers citizenship to virtually everyone born on US soil, Greg Stohr reports.

• In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, the justices said Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship won’t take effect for 30 days. In the meantime, the birthright cases return to the lower courts, where judges will again weigh whether to block Trump’s restrictions — in at least part of the US if ...