Folks maintain an indication as they take part in a protest exterior the U.S. Supreme Court docket over President Donald Trump’s transfer to finish birthright citizenship because the court docket hears arguments over the order in Washington, D.C., on Could 15, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP through Getty Photos
A federal choose in Massachusetts has maintained his nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s coverage proscribing birthright citizenship, saying {that a} narrower injunction could be impractical and create too many issues for states that sued the administration.
“The file doesn’t help a discovering that any narrower choice would feasibly and adequately defend the plaintiffs from the accidents they’ve proven they’re prone to undergo if the illegal coverage introduced in [Trump’s] Govt Order takes impact throughout the pendency of this lawsuit,” U.S. District Choose Leo Sorokin stated in an opinion on July 25.