“So now, after so many trips up and down and around the judicial map, the government brings its well-rehearsed arguments here. Today the Court (rightly) grants a stay, allowing the government to pursue its policy everywhere save Illinois. But, in light of all that’s come before, it would be delusional to think that one stay today suffices to remedy the problem. The real problem here is the increasingly common practice of trial courts ordering relief that transcends the cases before them. Whether framed as injunctions of “nationwide,” “universal,” or “cosmic” scope, these orders share the same basic flaw—they direct how the defendant must act toward persons who are not parties to the case,” wrote Justice Gorsuch.
California, New York vowed to continue fighting to stop public charge rule
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision, New York Attorney General Letitia James said, “We remain committed to fighting against this misguided rule and will continue to pursue every legal tool available to permanently stop it.”
