Senator Marshall Joins Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley in Introducing Legislation to Stop Abuses of Federal Injunctions Against President Trump

Washington – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 20 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA). This legislation would end the practice of universal injunctions – which have been abused to prevent executive actions by President Donald Trump – in addition to clarifying the constitutional role of the judicial branch.

The legislation would also limit the ability of lower courts to block legitimate executive action by issuing orders to nonparties to the lawsuit. In addition, JRCA would also make temporary restraining orders against the government immediately appealable, ensuring that prudence carries more weight than rash decisions handed down in the heat of a political moment.

“Radical District Court Judges across the country are using, and in many cases abusing, universal injunctions to slam the brakes on President Trump’s America First Agenda – even though the American people overwhelmingly voted in support of it in November,” said Senator Marshall. “These injunctions are disruptive of the normal legal process and overstep judicial authority. It’s time to rein them in.”

“For a number of years, but particularly in the last few months, we’ve increasingly seen sweeping orders from individual district judges that dictate national policy. Our Founders saw an important role for the judiciary, but the Constitution limits judges to exercising power over ‘cases’ or ‘controversies.’ Judges are not policymakers and allowing them to assume this role is very dangerous,” send Senator Grassley. “The Judicial Relief Clarification Act clarifies the scope of judicial power and resolves illegitimate judicial infringement upon the executive branch. It’s a commonsense bill that’s needed to provide long-term constitutional clarity and curb district courts’ growing tendency to overstep by issuing sweeping, nationwide orders.”

The legislation is cosponsored by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisianna), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Jim Justice (R-West Virginia), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Ashley Moody (R-Florida), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama).

Click HERE to read the full bill text.