Republican members of Congress have been pushing for legislation that would prevent federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions—a form of court intervention that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who chairs the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, said during a subcommittee hearing on April 1 that judges were exceeding their authority.
“Activist district court judges [are] usurping themselves with their Article 3 power and imposing, on the nation, injunctions beyond the scope of what the United States Congress under statute has given federal judges,” he said.
Issa and Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced bills designed to limit injunctive relief. Grassley, who introduced his legislation on March 31, was expected to chair a hearing on the issue on April 2….