House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) encouraged congressional appropriators to include language to “enhance judicial restraint” as the party contemplates bills to limit nationwide injunctions against President Trump's executive orders.
The letter from Jordan to House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) argues a series of court injunctions that have blocked Trump administration policies “call for a comprehensive response from Congress.”
”When a single district court judge halts a law or policy across the entire country—especially when done as a temporary restraining order without any fact-finding—it can undermine the federal policymaking process and erode the ability of popularly elected officials to serve their constituents,” Jordan wrote.
The letter is the latest in a string of GOP pushes to limit judicial reach after a number of court rulings temporarily blocking Trump policies amid broader legal battles.
