Trump Administration to Challenge Authority of Judges to Issue Nationwide Injunctions

Vice President Mike Pence delivers a keynote address during Access Intelligence's Satellite 2019 Conference and Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on May 6, 2019. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Trump administration is looking for opportunities to have the Supreme Court clarify whether district court judges have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions, according to Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence made the announcement in a May 8 speech to the conservative Federalist Society, telling the audience that President Donald Trump’s administration has faced “unprecedented” obstruction from district court judges.