FIU Law Professor quoted in U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on birthright citizenship and universal injunction

FIU College of Law has earned a place in the United States Reports. In Trump v. CASA, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States cited Professor Howard Wasserman.

The Court rejected the practice of issuing injunctions barring enforcement of unconstitutional policies. In Footnote One, the Court said such injunctions should be described as “universal” injunctions rather than “nationwide” injunctions. The term “universal” better captures the real problem of courts expanding whom an injunction protects against an unconstitutional law. The Court cited Prof. Wasserman’s 2017 article in Lewis & Clark Law Review, titled “Nationwide” Injunctions Are Really “Universal” Injunctions and They Are Never Appropriate.

“This is a proud moment for FIU Law,” said Michelle D. Mason, Interim Dean of FIU College of Law. “To have one of our faculty members cited in a U.S. Supreme Court opinion reflects the depth and national impact of the scholarship produced at our law school.”

Professor Wasserman’s scholarship explores the role of procedure in public and civil rights litigation.