TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 10, 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation limiting the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders. The Associated Press reports that HR 1526, which passed by a vote of 219-213, limits the scope of injunctive relief ordered by a district judge to those parties before the court, rather than applying the relief nationally. In the U.S. Senate, similar bills have been introduced by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, (S. 1206) and Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (S. 1099). The Hill has more on Grassley’s proposal.