Red states could sometimes benefit from the work of Democratic attorneys general when judges blocked federal policies nationwide. A Supreme Court ruling in June makes such instances less likely.

President Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit.

In a series of terse, unsigned orders, the court has often been giving the green light to President Trump’s agenda without a murmur of explanation.