DOJ, House Target ‘Injunction Abuse’ by Federal Judges

DOJ, House Target ‘Injunction Abuse’ by Federal Judges
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) questions witnesses during a House Judiciary Committee hearing concerning the oversight of the U.S. refugee admissions program, on Capitol Hill, in Washington on Oct. 26, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and lawmakers are targeting the growing problem of unelected federal judges taking it upon themselves to veto presidential actions by issuing nationwide injunctions that reach far beyond the confines of a particular case.

Sessions has released a new directive to federal prosecutors asking them to try to curb these so-called “non-party” injunctions that allow judges to function as lawmakers.