The Supreme Court on Thursday kept President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship on hold but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Trump’s executive order

In a series of narrow and technical rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary’s legitimacy.

The order marks a win for the Trump administration, even if temporary, and it could well be a harbinger of things to come as the administration continues to clash with federal courts.