US Supreme Court limits courts ability to issue nationwide injunctions

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that lower courts likely overstepped their authority in issuing nationwide injunctions against presidential actions, limiting the ability of the judicial branch to check executive power.

Friday’s decision came in response to injunctions from federal courts in Washington, Maryland and Massachusetts, which sought to block President Donald Trump’s ability to curtail the right to birthright citizenship.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Washington.

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