Scott Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Casa Limiting National Injunctions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Casa, Inc. limiting the ability of federal judges to issue national injunctions:
“The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has again delivered a decision that further erodes the ability of an equal branch of the federal government to check the abuse of power of President Trump and his administration. While the Court did not address the merits of the President’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, contrary to the plain language of the 14th amendment of the Constitution, this decision effectively ends the ability of federal judges to stop illegal executive actions through national injunctions.
“In practice, this decision to limit the nationwide injunction regarding the birthright status of a person creates an absurd situation where a person who resides in one state can be a citizen, but if he moves to another state, can become a non-citizen, just by virtue of the federal judicial orders in effect at the time. And could a non-citizen gain citizenship by moving to the right state? It would be ridiculous to have the determination of citizenship based on the state you live in or move into.
“I believe the Supreme Court will ultimately find the President’s executive order unconstitutional. However, without the ability of lower courts to issue a national injunction to stay this executive order as the case continues to move through the judicial process, this decision will lead to significant and irreparable harm for the individuals impacted in the 28 states that have not challenged the executive order creating a significant administrative and legal nightmare.”
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