House GOP targets 'rogue' activist judges, advancing new bill amid Trump's legal standoffs

House GOP targets ‘rogue’ activist judges, advancing new bill amid Trump’s legal standoffs


As President Donald Trump grapples with more than a dozen injunctions, Republican lawmakers have targeted “rogue” activist judges with two new bills.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) introduced the No Rogue Rulings Act to restrict U.S. district judges’ ability to issue broad injunctions. The bill passed the House Rules Committee on Tuesday in a 9-4 vote along party lines.

‘700 District Court judges shouldn’t each have nationwide veto power over a President’s national security decisions.’

“The bill would allow a district court to issue a nationwide injunction in a case in which two separate states from two separate judicial circuits are parties — making clear the nationwide nature of the dispute. In such a case, the bill provides for the establishment of a panel of three randomly chosen judges

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