Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley plans a bill to stop judges from carrying out their checks-and-balances powers

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Source: The Independent

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley plans a bill to stop judges from carrying out their checks-and-balances powers

Judges have issued at least a dozen nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration since the president took office in January

Katie Hawkinson
in Washington D.C.
Monday 31 March 2025 19:13 BST

Senator Chuck Grassley is introducing a bill to stop judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, which experts say are an essential part of the judicial branch’s ability to check the power of the executive branch.

Grassley, a 91-year-old Republican from Iowa and president pro tempore of the Senate, is introducing a bill to end nationwide injunctions because they “have become a favorite tool for those seeking to obstruct [President Donald Trump’s] agenda,” according to an op-ed he wrote for the Wall Street Journal.

Grassley says his bill will ensure “lower courts could no longer block legitimate executive action by issuing orders to nonparties to the lawsuit.”

Federal judges have issued at least a dozen nationwide injunctions against Trump’s policies since he took office in January, temporarily blocking a range of orders, including those seeking to ban transgender people from military service and end the Constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/grassley-trump-nationwide-injunctions-bill-b2724790.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-sen-chuck-grassley-plans-181325366.html