WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement in light of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc., affirming universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts.”
“Today’s decision is a significant step towards addressing the bipartisan problem of universal injunctions. I’m heartened to hear a supermajority of the Supreme Court echo what I’ve said repeatedly: judges’ constitutional authority is limited to deciding cases and controversies. Universal injunctions are an unconstitutional afront to our nation’s system of checks and balances, and ought to be stopped for good.
“The Supreme Court has now affirmed that federal courts are overstepping in their use of universal injunctions, and the Department of Justice has a right to forcefully challenge such overreach. As Judiciary Chairman, I’ve secured parliamentarian-approved provisions in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill that will help the Justice Department fight back against injunctions, and I’ll continue working to move additional legislative solutions, including my Judicial Relief Clarification Act, towards the finish line.”
Background:
Grassley’s provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill to address universal injunctions include: hiring additional federal attorneys to challenge universal injunctions, requiring courts to track and publish metrics on universal injunctions and establishing judicial training programs regarding the lack of legal basis for universal injunctions.
Grassley is also spearheading legislation to limit federal court orders to parties directly before the court – ending the practice of universal injunctions and clarifying the constitutional role of the judicial branch.
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