US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Nevada Cortez Masto
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA et.al., which limited lower courts’ use of nationwide injunctions, a tool courts use to ensure the rule of law is consistently applied when government actions are likely illegal. This decision will sow chaos across the U.S. and have sweeping effects on hundreds of federal lawsuits challenging unlawful actions by the Trump Administration.
“The Supreme Court’s decision today will result in the infringement of Americans’ rights for years to come. Limiting nationwide injunctions will have long-lasting effects on our courts, ceding even more power to the executive branch and providing justice only to those with the means or luck to have a lawyer.
“The Fourteenth Amendment is clear: if you’re born in the United States, you’re an American citizen.”