By Matthew Holloway |
Following a statement from President Donald Trump condemning a series of injunctions from “Radical Left Judges” blocking wide-reaching policy decisions, Arizona Republican Congressman Andy Biggs posted to X to draw attention to his Injunctive Authority Clarification Act. If enacted, the act will significantly curtail the ability of U.S. District Court Judges to impose their decisions nationwide.
In a post from President Trump on Truth Social, he wrote:
“Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country! These people are Lunatics, who do not care, even a little bit, about the repercussions from their very dangerous and incorrect Decisions and Rulings. Lawyers endlessly search the United States for these Judges, and file lawsuits as quickly as they find them. It is then the obligation of Law abiding Agencies of Government to have these ‘Orders’ overturned.
“The danger is unparalleled! These Judges want to assume the Powers of the Presidency, without having to attain 80 Million Votes. They want all of the advantages with none of the risks. Again, a President has to be allowed to act quickly and decisively about such matters as returning murderers, drug lords, rapists, and other such type criminals back to their Homeland, or to other locations that will allow our Country to be SAFE.
“It is our goal to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and such a high aspiration can never be done if Radical and Highly Partisan Judges are allowed to stand in the way of JUSTICE. STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!”
Congressman Biggs’ bill, H.R. 97, will forbid any court of the United States to “issue an order that purports to restrain the enforcement against a non-party of any statute, regulation, order, or similar authority, unless the non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”
As of this report per The Hill:
- Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia James Boasberg issued an injunction ordering the Department of Homeland Security to cease deportation of criminal members of the foreign terrorist organizations Tren de Aragua and MS-13 to a prison in El Salvador.
- U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, also of the District of Columbia appointed by President Joe Biden, issued an injunction against the Department of Defense implementing a direct order from the Commander-in-Chief barring ‘transgender’ individuals suffering from gender dysphoria from serving in the military and hindering combat effectiveness.
- U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California issued a wide-reaching order, requiring the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury and Veterans Affairs to reinstate terminated probationary employees in direct contravention of President Trump’s orders firing them.
- U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island also issued an inunction against the Trump administration’s order to freeze payments of federal grants pending the results of a fiscal examination.
According to a press release from Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), the Senator announced that he will introduce his own measure that is also designed to “restrict local district court judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions and therefore stymie President Donald Trump’s agenda.” Writing in a post to X Hawley said, “District Court judges have issued RECORD numbers of national injunctions against the Trump administration – a dramatic abuse of judicial authority. I will introduce legislation to stop this abuse for good.”
Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com.
