Attorneys Push for Class Action in Birthright Citizenship Case After Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court’s decision on June 27 left open the possibility of judges broadly blocking Trump’s policies through class actions.
Attorneys Push for Class Action in Birthright Citizenship Case After Supreme Court Ruling
People protest President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship outside the Supreme Court in Washington on May 15, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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Attorneys are urging a federal judge in Maryland to use an alternative legal mechanism for granting a sweeping block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order after the Supreme Court ruled against the use of nationwide injunctions.

A conference on June 30 marked the first set of public arguments in which attorneys and a judge attempted to wrestle with the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision just three days prior. Although the Supreme Court said nationwide injunctions were likely inconsistent with judges’ authority, it allowed plaintiffs like the ones in Maryland to pursue broad relief through class actions.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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