The Supreme Court appeared poised to curtail nationwide injunctions, potentially signaling a path to mitigate the impact of lower court rulings while grappling with the legality of President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship.

While the exact implications of such a decision remained unclear, a majority of the Supreme Court justices voiced concerns about the potential ramifications if the Trump administration were permitted, even temporarily, to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.

The Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the Trump administration's emergency appeal against lower court rulings, which had maintained a nationwide block on the contested citizenship restrictions.

A nationwide injunction emerged as a significant check on President Trump's efforts to reorganize the government, becoming a source of increasing frustration for the Republican president and his allies.

Lead counsel D. John Sauer informed the Supreme Court at the outset of his two-hour argument that judges had issued 40 nationwide injunctions since Trump purportedly began a second term in January.

The issue of birthright citizenship is among several immigration-related matters for which the executive branch has requested expedited consideration by the Supreme Court.

These incidents can be addressed and resolved expeditiously, with the potential for nationwide implementation.

However, in response to questioning from justices including Amy Coney Barrett, Soyer indicated that the Trump administration might oppose such lawsuits or attempt to impede class-action proceedings.

The Supreme Court's consideration of emergency appeals is exceptional; they almost invariably address the substantive merits of a dispute.

However, the executive branch has not yet petitioned the Supreme Court regarding the broader issue, and should the Court side with the executive branch on the matter of nationwide injunctions, the duration for which inconsistent citizenship rules will be applied to children born within the United States remains indeterminate.

The definitive decision is anticipated by the end of June.