How the courts became the biggest roadblock to Trump’s plans

<p>Judges issued about 35 nationwide injunctions blocking various Trump orders before the supreme court stepped in, according to independent analysis from the Guardian</p><p>A federal judge’s ruling last week to maintain a sweeping nationwide ban on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/trump-push-to-ban-birthright-citizenship-unconstitutional-us-court-rules">birthright citizenship</a> order highlights the dizzying legal battle that has defined the administration’s opening months, with courts issuing dozens of such sweeping orders to systematically halt abrasive elements of the president’s agenda.</p><p>US district judge Leo Sorokin in Boston rejected <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> arguments to narrow his nationwide injunction, a court order that prohibits the federal government from enforcing a law or policy against anyone across the nation, and not just the people who filed the legal challenge.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/02/judge-blocks-trump-birthright-citizenship">Continue reading...</a>