House Republicans introduced legislation named the No Rogue Rulings Act, aiming to limit the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions. The bill faces challenges in the Senate, where seven Democrats would need to join Republicans for it to advance. Similar bills have not been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Republicans argue that an unelected federal judge should not block the executive branch from implementing nationwide policies, a duty they believe should be left to appeals courts or the Supreme Court. Democrats counter that judges are simply reviewing executive actions. Nationwide injunctions have been used against both Democratic and Republican administrations.
During President Trump’s first term, 64 injunctions were issued against his administration’s policies. The Supreme Court recently blocked district court rulings requiring the rehiring of fired probationary workers and temporarily stopping deportations using an 18th-century law. Representative Darrell Issa’s bill gained momentum after this case, though no federal judge has ever been impeached strictly for the outcome of a case.
— new from The New York Times