Using truncated procedures, the six-justice conservative majority gave a green light to many of the president’s most assertive initiatives.

The U.S. Supreme Court on the last day of rulings for its current term gave Donald Trump his latest in a series of victories at the nation's top judicial body, one that may make it easier for him to implement contentious elements of his sweeping agenda as he tests the limits of presidential power.

The decision imposes new restrictions on the power of individual judges to issue orders with nationwide effect.