Dilbert Creator Says Trump Should Do This to Address All of the Dems'...
Bill Maher Explains Why He's Having Dinner With Trump
'Wolf of Wall Street' Has a New Communications Strategy for DOGE
It’s Not the Message. It’s the Madness
This Is Why We Must NEVER Give Up Our Right to Keep and...
Are Democrats Evil, Stupid…or What?
Reexamining the Obama Era Endangerment Finding
Seven Things You Can’t Say About China
Rubio Confirms 300 Foreign Students Have Had Visas Revoked
Ilhan Omar Pushes to Impeach Trump’s Top National Security Officials Over 'Signalgate'
Remember That Migrant Influencer Who Told Illegals to 'Invade' Americans' Homes? Well...
Hawaii Gov. Sparks Outrage, Incites Violence Against Djokovic for Playing Tennis with RFK...
Balance the Budget Without Slashing Medicaid
Medicare Demos Keep Striking Out: It's Time to Cut This Costly Player From...
Who Cares About the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza
Tipsheet

'It's Unconstitutional': Chuck Grassley Puts Activist Judges on Notice

AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is reportedly planning to hold a hearing next week to address the issue of activist judges using nationwide orders to stymie President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Advertisement

The hearing is set to take place just after the House holds a similar hearing. Grassley told Foxx News Digital that “District judges’ abuse of nationwide injunctions has hobbled the executive branch and raised serious questions regarding the lower courts’ appropriate jurisdictional realm.”

The senator further argued that "Since the courts and the executive branch are on an unsustainable collision course, Congress must step in and provide clarity.”

The purpose of the hearing is to “explore legislative solutions to bring the balance of power back in check,” Grassley added.

In a press release, the lawmaker argued that judges should not be empowered to summarily block a president’s agenda.

The President of the United States shouldn’t have to ask permission from more than 600 different district judges to manage the executive branch he was elected to lead… The practice of sweeping nationwide injunctions, broad restraining orders and judicial policymaking must end. It’s unconstitutional, it’s anti-democratic and it’s imprudent. If the Supreme Court won’t stop it, Congress must.

Advertisement

In a post on X, Grassley argued that “Nationwide injunctions inappropriately empower district judges 2 operate beyond the appropriate bounds of the lower courts & infringe on the executive.

Democrats began waging lawfare against the Trump administration since the president first took office in January. Leftist groups have filed lawsuits against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), challenging its decisions to lay off federal workers, access sensitive information, and other matters.

In multiple cases, federal judges have placed nationwide injunctions on the Trump administration’s actions, halting them as the lawsuits are litigated. In the latest high-profile example, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg attempted to stop the administration from deporting Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador. Many of these individuals were suspected members of the Tren de Aragua street gang.

The Trump administration and the judge have been going back and forth, with Boasberg demanding information on the flights that took the Venezuelans to El Salvador. The White House has refused to acquiesce.

Advertisement

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday suggested that Congress may have to use its power to stop judges from using their authority to hamper the president’s policies.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) indicated on Tuesday that Congress might have to leverage its power over the judiciary to prevent the constant legal attacks on Trump’s policies, according to Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman.

Johnson said, “We do have authority over the federal courts” and that the legislature “can eliminate an entire district court” if need be.

“We have power, funding over the courts and all these other things. But desperate times call for desperate measures and Congress is going to act so stay tuned for that,” he continued.

Editor's Note: Radical leftist judges are doing everything they can to hamstring President Trump's agenda to make America great again.

Help us hold these corrupt judges accountable for their unconstitutional rulings. Join Townhall VIP and use promo code FIGHT to get 60% off your membership.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement