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July 11, 2025 2 mins
I’m stepping into the courthouse this week, the energy unmistakable as the legal saga surrounding Donald Trump intensifies. The name Trump is echoing through courtrooms from New Hampshire to California, and every day brings another headline, another twist. Just yesterday, a federal court in New Hampshire made waves by blocking President Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a direct challenge to the long-standing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. This case, known as Barbara v. Donald J. Trump, has now certified a nationwide class protecting all children born on U.S. soil, no matter their parents’ status. I watched attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union and their allies argue that the order was a blatant attack on constitutional guarantees. The court agreed, granting a preliminary injunction stopping the order from taking effect, at least for now, and giving the Justice Department a brief window to seek an emergency stay from the First Circuit. But the sense in the room was clear: this was a pivotal win for civil rights advocates, at least for the time being.

At the same time, the Supreme Court has been actively shaping the landscape. A critical ruling just days ago in Trump v. CASA, Inc. signaled tighter constraints on federal courts, limiting their power to issue nationwide injunctions against executive orders like Trump’s. It’s a ruling many legal experts are calling a significant hurdle for those seeking to block government actions on a broad scale. Although the Court’s decision won’t stop class-action lawsuits like the one in New Hampshire, it creates extra layers of complexity for those challenging executive power. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has taken these steps, despite widespread criticism that these executive orders—including the one on birthright citizenship—are unconstitutional and threaten bedrock American principles.

On the West Coast, the legal wrangling continues. The Supreme Court just granted a stay on a lower court’s injunction that had blocked Trump’s Executive Order 14210, which is related to sweeping government reorganizations—think proposed reductions of entire federal workforces. The high court’s intervention means that, at least for now, the administration has a green light to press forward with those plans while appeals continue. To put it plainly: Trump’s efforts to reshape federal policies and institutions are running straight into the courts, and the outcomes will ripple through government and American society for years.

The legal fights surrounding Donald Trump in these past days have shown just how much remains unresolved about presidential power, civil rights, and the meaning of the Constitution. Every morning lately, as I walk into these historic courtrooms and watch the legal teams square off, it’s clear to me we are witnessing chapters in a profoundly consequential national debate.

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