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Several federal judges issued orders that blocked the policy nationwide. The administration asked the Supreme Court to narrow those orders. The case tests how far a single judge's order can reach."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 126, lines 37-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 126, lines 37-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 131, lines 35-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 131, lines 35-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 161, lines 21-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 161, lines 21-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 15-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 15-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 78, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 78, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["Lower courts issued preliminary orders that blocked the executive order across the country. The administration asked the Supreme Court to narrow those orders while the case continues. The challengers asked the Court to keep the orders in place."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 138, lines 27-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 138, lines 27-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 41-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 41-37"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The administration wants the Supreme Court to narrow the nationwide orders. It argues that judges may order relief only for the people before them. It says these broad orders let plaintiffs win anywhere while the government must win everywhere. It also says the orders encourage forum shopping and rush judges into decisions.","The challengers want the Supreme Court to leave the orders in place. They say the executive order violates the Constitution's citizenship rule. They say every court that reviewed the order found it unlawful. They say the orders protect the challengers from serious harm while the case proceeds."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 126, lines 37-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 126, lines 37-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 131, lines 35-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 131, lines 35-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 161, lines 21-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 161, lines 21-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 15-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 15-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 78, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 78, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The administration says the Fourteenth Amendment grants citizenship to children of former slaves, not to people in the country unlawfully or temporarily. It says broad court orders exceed judges' power and disrupt the separation of powers.","The challengers say the order conflicts with the Constitution's text, court precedent, a federal statute, and a century of government practice. They say the orders give complete relief to the people who sued."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 126, lines 37-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 126, lines 37-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 131, lines 35-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 131, lines 35-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 161, lines 21-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 161, lines 21-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 15-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 15-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 78, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24a884_7lhn.pdf","page_label":"file page 78, lines 35-39"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Sotomayor questioned whether the government's position would force hundreds of thousands of people to file separate lawsuits. She asked whether the challengers' proposal resembles a class action or a bill of peace. She said the challengers identify a single group and one question: whether citizenship follows birth on U. S. soil.","Justice Thomas asked the government's lawyer about the history of broad court orders. He asked whether past practices support them. Justice Jackson questioned whether the orders really give relief to people outside the case. 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