A law for all and a ruling for a few, the loss of universal injunctions after Trump V. CASA Inc. earlier this summer signals the arrival of a new era in utilizing universal remedies for unlawful government actions. Trump V. CASA Inc. (2025) is part of a series of lawsuits against President Donald Trump in response to Executive Order 14160 (Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship). Issued on January 20, the executive order aims to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment and eliminate birthright citizenship for those born to parents that are not citizens or permanent lawful residents of the United States. Individuals, states, and immigrant rights organizations such as CASA sued President Trump alleging the unconstitutionality of the order. As the order was to be implemented on February 19, 2025, various plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary universal injunction—an order that both applies to all people, notwithstanding their classification as a non-party, and that halts enforcement of the executive order, which is likely to cause harm, while it is under judicial review. 

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