US EditionFederal Judges May Face Legal Challenges Over Blocking Trump’s Orders, Says Official
- Both Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden want to limit federal judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions that stop government policies, as they feel it distorts the legal process and politicizes the judiciary.
- Judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions is under scrutiny, as both Trump and Biden's lawyers express concern over their impact on presidential power and the legal process.
- Numerous nationwide injunctions were issued against Trump's policies, with 69% of cases involving such orders since he returned to office in January 2025, according to Georgetown University Law Professor Stephen Vladeck.
- Legal experts emphasize that while nationwide injunctions can prevent unlawful actions, they can also cause significant disruptions, making the debate over their validity and application critical to the future of judicial authority and executive power in the United States.
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Judicial blocks on Trump spark battle over nationwide injunctions
The Trump administration’s repeated losses in courts have sparked Republican efforts to limit the reach of the judiciary, something Democrats argue is designed to hamstring reviews of lawless orders. Congressional Republicans have rolled out two legislative vehicles that would curb nationwide injunctions, arguing this will restore order to the judiciary and put district court judges…
‘Unwilling to admit the truth or unwilling to follow the law’: How Trump is changing the judiciary
During his first term in office, Donald Trump succeeded in shaping the federal judiciary, including by transforming the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court. Now that he’s back in the White House, he’s looking to do it again. “We have an administration that is now looking for judges who are…going against the grain,” University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman tells Melissa Murray. “I don’t know if that means that they’re now looking for …
As judges stymie Trump with nationwide orders, pressure builds on US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden may not agree on much, but there is one issue on which they have been united: The need to blunt a powerful weapon that federal judges have been deploying at a quickly rising clip. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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NolaJohnson and Scalise push Congress to bar district judges from blocking Trump orders nationwide
WASHINGTON — At a recent town hall in New Orleans, U.S. Rep. Troy Carter was asked why Democrats were doing so little to block the flood of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
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