US EditionTrump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could shield him from federal judges
- This measure is introduced amid rising tensions between the Trump administration and the judicial system concerning deportation decisions and compliance with legal orders, highlighted by a recent Supreme Court ruling unfavorable to the government.
- The bill requires plaintiffs to post a bond before courts may enforce contempt citations for violating injunctions or restraining orders, a condition rarely met in government lawsuits that effectively blocks enforcement.
- The House approved the bill by a narrow 215-214 vote, with legal experts warning it would make judicial orders unenforceable, turning them into 'mere advisory opinions' and shifting power toward the presidency.
- The bill now moves to the Senate, where it may be amended, and if passed, it would significantly limit federal courts’ authority to cite the executive branch for contempt, thereby heightening the ongoing conflict with the Trump administration.
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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.
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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…”
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