US EditionHawley spars with legal professor over injunctions blocking Trump
- Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee from the Republican Party conducted a hearing in 2025 to express criticism of district court decisions that blocked actions taken by the Trump administration across the country.
- The hearing followed multiple injunctions by district judges against Trump-related policies, prompting lawmakers to seek limits on these nationwide court orders.
- Senators like Ted Cruz listed cases where courts halted fund freezes tied to Biden-era laws, while Republicans introduced bills to restrict federal judges' power to issue injunctions.
- Senator Eric Schmitt noted that universal injunctions, rare for 200 years, surged in the past two decades, especially under Trump, while Justice officials consider Supreme Court action to limit such orders.
- The debate highlights a partisan split, as Republicans allege judicial overreach disrupting Trump policies, whereas Democrats maintain judges act properly to check unlawful executive actions.
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Josh Hawley says judicial injunctions ‘usurping the will of the people’
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) lamented that judicial injunctions have led to the inability to “deport terrorists from our country.” Hawley was seemingly referring to U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, who stopped the deportation…
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Highlights Moment His Wife Torches Josh Hawley in Tense Legal Smackdown
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes had an unusual but memorable moment on his show All In on Wednesday, as he covered a fiery exchange between his wife, constitutional law professor Kate Shaw, and Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Shaw, who co-hosts the Strict Scrutiny podcast and is a professor at Cardozo Law School, was testifying on the topic of nationwide injunctions issued during the Trump administration. The debate b…
Chris Hayes Covers His Wife’s Tense Exchange With Josh Hawley
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes was in the unusual position on Wednesday of covering a newsworthy nugget involving constitutional law professor Kate Shaw, who happens to be his wife. Shaw, a co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) pressed her on the slew of nationwide injunctions issued by federal judges during President Donald Trump’s tenure. Those injunctions enjoine…
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