The court's decision left enough room for the challengers to Trump's directive to try to prevent it from taking effect while litigation over its legality plays out.

In its June 27 ruling in the legal fight over President Donald Trump’s January executive order restricting birthright citizenship in the US, the Supreme Court didn’t weigh in on which side was right.

The Supreme Court delivered a major win to President Donald Trump on Friday in his ongoing war with the federal judiciary, limiting the power of courts to step in and block policies on a nationwide basis in the short term while judges review their legality.