While the Supreme Court took up the issue of nationwide injunctions for birthright citizenship during oral arguments on Thursday, it also took up the broader issue of nationwide injunctions in general, of which there have been many aimed at actions and executive orders by President Trump and his administration. 

While the Court appeared divided over nationwide injunctions for birthright citizenship, the nine justices appeared skeptical of a single district federal judge having the ability to issue a nationwide injunction on presidential executive actions, The New York Times reported.

The justices made the unusual decision to hear oral arguments on the broadness of the nationwide injunctions and whether they should only apply to the states, advocacy groups and individuals that had sued over the order.

The Trump administration challenged the legality of such injunctions, but the justices appeared to wrestle over how to quickly weigh in.