What just happened?published at 18:33 British Summer Time
Let's quickly recap what has happened today with the Supreme Court's ruling.
- The US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling that curbs judges' powers to block President Donald Trump's orders nationwide
- The case stems from Trump's order to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants
- This will allow Trump's birthright citizenship order to partially go into effect in 30 days - after judges in lower courts had blocked it
- In a sprawling briefing with the media, Trump called the ruling a "big amazing decision". Attorney General Pam Bondi says it will put a stop to "rogue justices" issuing injunctions against the president's agenda.
- In a scathing dissent of the opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor says it is an "open invitation for the government to bypass the Constitution"
- This ruling did not directly tackle the constitutionality of Trump's birthright citizenship order - so the case is likely to end up before the top court at a later date
- For Context: There is a conservative majority in the Supreme Court, and Trump appointed three of the nine justices that decided today's ruling