Despite the Trump administration’s repeated lamentations over left-aligned federal court judges blocking its executive orders and efforts to shrink the bureaucracy, the Supreme Court has almost routinely allowed his orders to take effect and rebuked those lower court judges for exceeding their authority.
While the top bench has yet to formally address the matter of nationwide injunctions on its own, it has handed the administration a number of wins on a wide range of issues, including immigration cases; the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to documents; and the firing of federal employees.
Lower court judges attracted the ire of MAGA-aligned lawmakers and White House staffers amid a string of injunctions and prompted legislative efforts to rein in their authority. The House of Representatives last week passed the “No Rogue Rulings Act” in a 218-214 vote.
