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The courts continue to be the only bulwark against an overreaching executive, writes Nancy Gertner, a former U.S. District Court judge. After the high court’s ruling on nationwide injunctions, it looked like Trump had won another victory,
As the Supreme Court headed into its summer break, the justices gave President Trump a big win, saying that district court judges don't have the authority to issue the sort of nationwide injunctions that had blocked administration policies.
Groups that favor immigration found the Supreme Court ruling to be a double-edged sword. It allowed the Biden administration to rescind "Remain in Mexico," but it took away the power of lower courts.