Nationwide Injunctions and Executive Power

The US Supreme Court has reshaped birthright citizenship – and the judiciary itself. US President Donald Trump is claiming victory after last week’s Supreme Court ruling that federal judges cannot issue nationwide injunctions. Has the ruling reshaped the power of the presidency?

In this episode:

• Leon Fresco (@FrescoLeon), immigration attorney

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Ashish Malhotra and Amy Walters, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Remas Alhawari, Kisaa Zehra, Melanie Marich and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Noor Wazwaz. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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