Policy

Analysis: High court’s decision creates two-tiered nation

Red states won’t be covered by nationwide injunctions sought by blue state leaders.
Visitors tour the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to limit the use of nationwide injunctions could split U.S. states in two.

People living in the 21 states and Washington, D.C. represented by Democratic attorneys general who have aggressively — and successfully — sued to block the Trump administration’s actions will continue to be shielded from Trump’s attempts to freeze federal funding, redefine citizenship and more. 

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