White House Urges Supreme Court to ‘Rein In’ Judges Blocking Trump’s Policies

U.S. district judges have been entering injunctions against various policies, prompting pushback from the White House and the president.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House on March 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The White House on March 19 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take action with regard to judges that have been blocking actions by President Donald Trump and his administration.

“It’s incumbent upon the Supreme Court to rein in these activist judges,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing in Washington. “These partisan activists are undermining the judicial branch by doing so.”