The power of a single judge to issue a nationwide injunction has become pivotal in the question of whether Trump can quickly implement his aggressive agenda. Several cases either already awaiting action by the Supreme Court or heading toward nine justices involve such a judicial order.

The case is one of several in which the DOJ argued that lower courts are improperly obstructing President Trump's policy agenda.

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.