The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling blunting a potent weapon that federal judges have used to block government policies nationwide during legal challenges was in many ways a victory for President Donald Trump,

The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled.

The U.S. Supreme Court faulted district court judges who blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order in every state, not just Connecticut.