Republican leaders in the Senate are considering adding a provision to President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” that would limit federal judges’ authority to block government policies.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released his legislative text Thursday. It includes a section on preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, but does not include House-passed text aimed at limiting the ability of federal courts to enforce contempt orders.
Some of Grassley’s fellow Republicans in the Senate, which has a narrow three-seat GOP majority, have said they would oppose the bill over this provision or look to remove it through a parliamentary maneuver.
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Grassley’s text goes a step further than the House version. It seeks to stop nationwide injunctions from being imposed by requiring judges to
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