Nina Totenberg

Since then, three federal judges, both conservative and liberal, have ruled that the Trump order is, as one put it, blatantly unconstitutional. And three separate appeals courts have refused to unblock those orders while appeals are ongoing.

Since then, three federal judges, both conservative and liberal, have ruled that the Trump order is, as one put it, blatantly unconstitutional. And three separate appeals courts have refused to unblock those orders while appeals are ongoing.

Since then, three federal judges, both conservative and liberal, have ruled that the Trump order is, as one put it, blatantly unconstitutional. And three separate appeals courts have refused to unblock those orders while appeals are ongoing.

Well, as I said, the department certainly knows it's going to lose on birthright. So instead of asking the court to rule on the legality of Trump's executive order, the administration is asking the court to do something else.

Well, as I said, the department certainly knows it's going to lose on birthright. So instead of asking the court to rule on the legality of Trump's executive order, the administration is asking the court to do something else.

Well, as I said, the department certainly knows it's going to lose on birthright. So instead of asking the court to rule on the legality of Trump's executive order, the administration is asking the court to do something else.

to curb the power of federal district court judges to do what they did here, not only rule against the administration, but bar enforcement of Trump's executive order nationwide.

to curb the power of federal district court judges to do what they did here, not only rule against the administration, but bar enforcement of Trump's executive order nationwide.

to curb the power of federal district court judges to do what they did here, not only rule against the administration, but bar enforcement of Trump's executive order nationwide.

The odd result is that today the context is birthright citizenship, but most of the debate is likely to focus on the tool these judges used called universal injunctions, like the ones in this case that have barred the administration from enforcing its policy anywhere in the country, while the case proceeds through the appellate courts in numerous jurisdictions.

The odd result is that today the context is birthright citizenship, but most of the debate is likely to focus on the tool these judges used called universal injunctions, like the ones in this case that have barred the administration from enforcing its policy anywhere in the country, while the case proceeds through the appellate courts in numerous jurisdictions.

The odd result is that today the context is birthright citizenship, but most of the debate is likely to focus on the tool these judges used called universal injunctions, like the ones in this case that have barred the administration from enforcing its policy anywhere in the country, while the case proceeds through the appellate courts in numerous jurisdictions.

Legal scholars, of course, differ dramatically on this question of nationwide injunctions and whether they're sometimes needed to prevent legal harms from continuing. But ultimately, Notre Dame law professor Samuel Bray thinks... This case was filed at just the right time psychologically when the justices are slogging through lots of other emergency appeals.

Legal scholars, of course, differ dramatically on this question of nationwide injunctions and whether they're sometimes needed to prevent legal harms from continuing. But ultimately, Notre Dame law professor Samuel Bray thinks... This case was filed at just the right time psychologically when the justices are slogging through lots of other emergency appeals.

Legal scholars, of course, differ dramatically on this question of nationwide injunctions and whether they're sometimes needed to prevent legal harms from continuing. But ultimately, Notre Dame law professor Samuel Bray thinks... This case was filed at just the right time psychologically when the justices are slogging through lots of other emergency appeals.

The summer break, he says, is good for the justices. They get time to recharge, let tempers cool, and come back from vacation refreshed for a new term in the fall. But in layman's terms, this could really screw up their summer.

The summer break, he says, is good for the justices. They get time to recharge, let tempers cool, and come back from vacation refreshed for a new term in the fall. But in layman's terms, this could really screw up their summer.

The summer break, he says, is good for the justices. They get time to recharge, let tempers cool, and come back from vacation refreshed for a new term in the fall. But in layman's terms, this could really screw up their summer.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports. Trump has long claimed that there is no such thing as birthright citizenship in the Constitution. And on his first day in office, he issued an executive order barring automatic citizenship for any child whose parents entered the country illegally or or on a temporary visa.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports. Trump has long claimed that there is no such thing as birthright citizenship in the Constitution. And on his first day in office, he issued an executive order barring automatic citizenship for any child whose parents entered the country illegally or or on a temporary visa.