Nationwide Injunctions vs. Nationwide Executive Orders

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : To understand the Supreme Court's oral arguments last week in Trump v. CASA, on whether lower courts have the power to issue "nationwide injunctions" blocking President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, it is useful to start with a seemingly mundane case decided almost exactly a decade ago, one that exemplified -- and accelerated -- the modern era of anti-administration lawsuits.
49% : But they pale in comparison to the ease with which modern presidents -- especially Trump 2.0 -- issue executive orders and other edicts purporting to singlehandedly remake the global economy through new tariffs, or to dismantle entire federal agencies, or to punish people or institutions or universities for perceived offenses.
46% : "EPA is disappointed that the court did not uphold the rule," the agency told Reuters, "but this rule was issued more than three years ago, investments have been made and most plants are already well on their way to compliance."
42% : Since then, the fight over how courts should act at the beginning of major lawsuits has become a central feature of anti-administration litigation.
41% : More fundamentally, Congress created this problem by largely freeing presidents from legislative restraints.
35% : In Michigan v. EPA, a number of states and industry groups challenged the Obama administration's regulations mandating stricter air-quality standards for coal-fired power plants.
30% : Now that Trump is issuing a tidal wave of executive orders and other actions -- to dismantle agencies, defund federal programs, and deport illegal immigrants to El Salvador -- the fights over nationwide injunctions and the Supreme Court's emergency orders have become more politically significant than ever.

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