Justice Thomas Warns Against Power Grab by District Courts

​​Concurring opinion in travel ban case raises alarm over trial court judges' increasing use of nationwide injunctions

​Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised concerns Tuesday about the increasingly common use of nationwide injunctions issued by federal trial court judges to block laws and policies.

It has been a favorite tactic of liberal activist groups that fancy themselves part of the so-called resistance confronting President Donald Trump. If plaintiffs can get a U.S. District Court judge to grant an injunction and apply it nationwide, they can gum up Trump’s policies for months or longer — even if they ultimately lose the underlying case.

Read the story, "Justice Thomas Warns Against Power Grab by District Courts," by Brendan Kirby, PoliZette, June 27, 2018.