Trump’s Court Win Opens a Path to Clear Hurdles to His Agenda

The US Supreme Court’s ruling curbing the power of judges to block government actions on a nationwide basis has raised questions about whether dozens of orders that have halted President Donald Trump’s policies will stand.

The conservative majority’s ruling Friday came in a fight over Trump’s plan to limit automatic birthright citizenship. But it may have far-reaching consequences for the ability of US courts to issue orders that apply to anyone affected by a policy, not just the parties who filed lawsuits.

Judges entered nationwide preliminary orders halting Trump administration actions in at least four dozen of the 400 ...