Republicans acknowledge their party uses nationwide injunctions to block orders under Democratic presidents. They’re fine with that power going away.
The Supreme Court’s opinion limiting the ability of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions is good for the health of the courts, several Republican senators told NOTUS Friday, no matter the party in the White House. Sen. James Lankford called the decision “long overdue.”
“It’s been a complaint from Republican and Democrat presidents for decades now to say one local district court can’t make a decision for the whole country,” Lankford said. “The Supreme Court makes a decision for the country. Circuit Courts make decisions for the circuits. So this is literally resetting us back to how we functioned for 200 years.”