Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could shield him from federal judges

Trump's Budget Bill Seeks To Smother Federal Injunctions

Big law firms and elite institutions like Harvard will have no trouble coming up with a bond to cover whatever costs the government insists upon. But the same can’t necessarily be said for families trying to keep their loved ones from being carted off to South Sudan in the middle of the night.

Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill includes provision to weaken court powers

By Tom Hals

Letter: ‘Big beautiful’ Republican bill threatens courts’ authority

Buried in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is a provision that could quietly and drastically weaken federal court authority: “No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued…”

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could shield him from federal judges

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would curb the power of federal judges to hold the administration in contempt for violating court orders.

A hidden provision in Trump’s ‘big bill’ could weaken the judicial branch

The 1,000-page domestic policy bill passed by the House of Representatives contains a paragraph that would gut the power of the courts to hold the executive branch in contempt.

The GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has an ugly way of protecting Trump

The House GOP caucus is using the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to try to further insulate President Trump from judicial accountability.