The Supreme Court announced on Thursday it will hear arguments next month on whether judges overstepped by blocking President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship policy with sweeping nationwide injunctions.
The high court will hear arguments on May 15 on whether judges overstepped their authority in issuing sweeping nationwide injunctions, but opted to delay addressing the legal merits of Trump’s birthright citizenship plan, which remains blocked while litigation continues.
Then-acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris, with the backing of 21 other states, asserted in court papers that judges lack the authority to issue nationwide injunctions and that the suing states have no legal standing.
Harris argued that the far-reaching injunctions “transgress constitutional limits on courts’ powers” and “compromise the Executive Branch’s ability to carry out its functions.”
She…
