Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in Trump v. CASA
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc:
“Today, the Supreme Court ridiculously reinterpreted the Judiciary Act of 1789 to block nationwide injunctions by federal district courts invalidating unlawful and unconstitutional executive actions that harm the rights of all Americans, all to soothe President Donald Trump’s wounded ego.
“Four district courts and three courts of appeal all found Trump’s Executive Order purporting to strip millions of people of birthright citizenship was a blatant violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Judge John C. Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan-appointee, said it was the easiest case he had decided in more than four decades on the bench. Not a single court in the land has upheld the Executive Order.
“But rather than simply confront the blatant unconstitutionality of the Executive Order, the MAGA-leaning supermajority of the Supreme Court chose to placate and appease the president by constricting the equitable powers of federal district courts. This might provide some temporary psychological relief for President Trump but it will prove to be a staggering political liability over the next year as people show up to every district court in the land making the same slam-dunk arguments that have prevailed everywhere they have been raised and also, almost certainly, bring a nationwide class action suit against this lawlessness.
“Until now, the nationwide injunctions had saved the president from his massively unpopular and ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ Executive Order (as the Reagan-appointed judge called it) being debated every day all across the country. That is now his fate, which he has guaranteed all so he can claim today a big but completely illusory victory.
“On its own terms, the decision imposes a significant hardship on people who want to defend their rights, forcing every individual to file their own costly litigation or join a burdensome class action lawsuit. However, the Court’s decision does leave states in the unique position of retaining the ability to secure injunctions that protect the rights of all, underscoring the fundamental role state Attorneys General can and must continue to play in defending the rights of the people.
“The Constitution and the people are stronger than Donald Trump’s determination to ignore them both.”