CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford delivered another stand out segment during Thursday’s edition of CBS Mornings. While highlighting how the U.S. Supreme Court was set to hear rare May oral arguments, in a case that challenged the circuit courts’ ability to issue national injunctions outside their districts, Crawford seemed to suggest that the argument did have merit since presidents from across the aisle had similar gripes about the process.
While the case that brought the arguments to SCOTUS were regarding President Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship, CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil noted that the ruling could have a more profound impact on the implementation of national policy:
DUKOUPIL: To other news, the Supreme Court hears arguments this morning on a major national question, the question of whether a single judge can make a decision that applies to the entire country. The details of the case involve President Trump's executive order to restrict which children born in the U.S. can be U.S. Citizens. Also known as birthright citizenship. Crawford is at the Supreme Court for us watching it all. Jan, good morning. What's at stake here?
CRAWFORD: Well, good morning. So, the Trump administration is saying that one federal judge can't dictate national policy for everyone, while opponents say the alternative would be legal chaos.
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