In an emergency appeal Thursday, Trump asked the justices to rein in or shelve three nationwide injunctions lower-court judges have issued against his bid to end birthright citizenship. But his request could have repercussions far beyond the debate over the controversial citizenship plan.

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    But Trump’s acting solicitor general, Sarah Harris, argued to the Supreme Court that federal district judges have no authority to issue sweeping orders that block policies nationwide. Instead, Harris suggested, an injunction should apply only in the geographic district where the judge is located — or only to the specific individuals or groups that sued.

    Well that’s how it works. Y’all need to read a book, or at least get a dictionary. If there is legal precedent to redefine what “federal” means, then that would also apply elsewhere, idiots.

    This argument is beyond stupid. If FEDERAL judges are still able to block ILLEGAL actions in their locales, then your argument still doesn’t stop them from issuing the orders to block actions by executive, now does it? The Supreme Court isn’t the “boss” of other courts. It’s an appellate body of review.

    They’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel here with their talent pool.