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

[Eugene]

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

[Lovie777]

1. That is the dumbness shit........................

[highplainsdem]

2. The Republicans used lower-court judges against Democratic administrations as much as possible,

but now they're against it?

[Turbineguy]

3. Since the republican senators are already trump's streetwalkers.....

[Wiz Imp]

4. If he wants to waste time on this, let him

If it ever even reaches the floor, it will never overcome a filibuster.

[patphil]

5. I thought that was the whole point of a Federal Court...to review and rule on Federal matters.

I didn't think Grassley was that much of a Trump suck-up.
I guess he's good with Trump taking away Legislative power in the form of Executive Orders, and now wants to hamstring the courts ability to reign in Trump's imperial presidency.

So, we go from 3 equal branches of government to just one branch. Way to go Republicans!

[LoisB]

6. Retire, Chuck. You have done more than your share of damage to this country.

[Skittles]

9. ninety fucking one years old

and all he wants to do is FUCK AMERICA

what a colossal POS he is

[Skittles]

7. JFC

fucking FASCISTS