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The US Supreme Court today supported efforts by US President Donald Trump to limit the powers of lower courts, whose rulings have hampered his political agenda for months.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that lower court judges will no longer be able to block presidential decisions at the national level, the BBC reports.
This means that if Trump wants to implement a certain policy, a federal court in a US state cannot stop it.
The decision is a major victory for the Trump administration, which has complained that lower courts should not have the power to suspend presidential actions.
The justices voted six to three, with the liberal part of the judiciary dissenting.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, appointed in Trump’s first term, explained the decision in these words:
“District courts can no longer grant preliminary national or class action relief, unless expressly authorized by law. The Supreme Court, not district or appellate courts, remains the final arbiter of the temporary status of important federal laws and executive actions.”
The injunctions that have been in place in recent months have covered a range of White House policies, including cuts to government spending and changes to immigration procedures.
The decision is likely to have a far-reaching impact, as it will allow the president’s executive orders to be enforced without a stop in lower courts, setting an important precedent for future administrations.
Trump: Big, incredible decision
After the ruling was announced, Trump held an emergency press conference, calling it a “big, incredible decision” that the administration was “very pleased with.”
“This is a monumental victory for the Constitution, the separation of powers and the rule of law,” Trump said.
He accused “radical left-wing judges” of trying to strip him of his presidential powers, saying such bans were “a serious threat to democracy.”
Trump thanked the Supreme Court and individual judges for the decision, and announced that he would immediately initiate proceedings to continue implementing a number of policies that had been blocked, including changes to birthright citizenship.
He specifically emphasized that the concept of birthright citizenship, according to him, “was originally intended for slave babies,” and that he believes it is not applicable in modern conditions. He offered no evidence for this claim, but stated that “the cartels have used that right to bring very dangerous people into the United States.”
Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, also reacted, saying that “unfair judges” would no longer be able to overturn Trump’s policies.
Asked when a decision on citizenship by birth would be made, Bondi replied that the issue would come before the Supreme Court in October, at its next sess
