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Nationwide injunctions granted by federal district judges that impact all Americans may soon be a vestige of the past after a Republicans pushed through a bill to help the Trump administration.
The House passed the 'No Rogue Rulings Act' Tuesday 219 - 213. The bill now heads to the Republican-Senate, which is expected to pass the measure.
This legislation limits federal district courts from granting nation-wide injunctions unless under specific circumstances, with the intent of reducing judicial obstacles to the policies of the Trump administration.
"These unconventional judicial decisions represent a fresh form of opposition to the Trump administration. This marks the first instance where judges wearing robes have deemed it essential to engage in the political sphere at such a scale," stated Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who authored the bill, earlier this week.
The federal judiciary is not merely interpreting the law; instead, it is obstructing the presidency. In reality, it does not consider itself as equally powerful, but rather sees itself as superior.
It was of utmost importance for Republicans in Congress As they assert, 'rogue' judges were unfairly limiting the president's power.
"We aim to stop activist judges from handing down these unconstitutional nationwide orders and making laws from the bench, as this has turned into quite an issue," said the Speaker. Mike Johnson said Tuesday.
Trump has faced frustration from judges nationwide, from those in Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, who have ruled against his policies on deportations and meme coins. In an unprecedented move, the President went as far as publicly calling for the dismissal of one such judge.
"This judge, similar to numerous corrupt ones I've had to face, ought to be impeached!" Trump stated about Washington, D.C.'s Judge James Boasberg, who suspended the president’s immigrant expulsion initiatives.
Rulings made by Judge Boasberg and many other judges nationwide caused Trump's deportation plans to come to an abrupt stop.
After this legislation is endorsed by President Trump, which seems imminent, such judicial decisions may pertain solely to specific regions. This would enable the president to implement policies unencumbered by comprehensive national stays.
"We do hold jurisdiction over the federal courts," Johnson stated while discussing the bill lately.
'We could do away with an entire district court,' he pointed out.
We do hold sway over the funding of the courts and all these other matters. However, extreme circumstances require drastic actions, Congress is going to act.'
His comment seemed like an indirect hint, if not a subtle warning, suggesting that Congress holds the authority to reorganize and cut funding for courts nationwide.
Though the Supreme Court The supreme judicial authority in the nation, the district courts—which have been handing down nationwide verdicts that counteract White House executive actions—are under congressional oversight.
The president has requested that D.C. district court Judge James Boasberg face impeachment due to his issuance of an injunction against the administration’s deportation of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act.
The president has similarly criticized district Judge John James McConnell Jr., who ruled in favor of 22 states and the District of Columbia to restore the distribution of federal grants and loans that the administration had halted as they reviewed expenditures related to DOGE.
Republican legislators have already submitted Articles of Impeachment against McConnell and another judge from Maryland. Theodore Chuang, who recently ruled that dismantling USAID is unconstitutional.
Nevertheless, impeachment seems improbable since it would necessitate backing from Democrats.
According to Article III of the Constitution, it falls upon Congress to 'ordain and establish' the courts below the Supreme Court. This implies that legislators are responsible for providing funding and setting up the framework for the lower court system.
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