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Cotton: Supreme Court will restrict nationwide district court injunctions

Tom Cotton · Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale · Apr 3, 2025 · at 8:07

Senator Tom Cotton argues against federal trial judges issuing nationwide injunctions against presidential policies.

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“So I think these activist liberal judges are issuing so many of these injunctions that you will see a decision I hope sooner rather than later at the Supreme Court where the Supreme Court using its power the apex of our judicial system outlines the circumstances which are exceedingly narrow in which a district court be empowered to bind anyone other than the parties in front of it in its own district.”

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