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I dont care anymore 2026
How many successful injunctions have you seen that went through before a law was even enacted? Can you be injured before a law is even voted on?
Several major federal laws and executive orders have been stopped or significantly altered by injunctions in recent years, though the scope of these orders was substantially limited by a 2025 Supreme Court decision. Historically, federal courts have issued "nationwide" injunctions that block government policy for everyone in the country, but the Supreme Court's Trump v. CASA, Inc. ruling curtailed this practice.
Impact of the 2025 Supreme Court ruling
In Trump v. CASA, Inc. (2025), the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts likely lack the authority to issue universal or nationwide injunctions that stop a government policy from being enforced against anyone beyond the specific plaintiffs in the case.
- The case: The ruling stemmed from challenges to an executive order from the second Trump administration that sought to restrict birthright citizenship.
- The outcome: The Supreme Court permitted the executive order to proceed against all individuals except for the specific plaintiffs who had filed the lawsuit.
- The shift: This landmark decision significantly changes how government policies can be challenged in federal courts, potentially creating a "patchwork" of different legal outcomes for different people across the country.
Prior to the
Several major federal laws and executive orders have been stopped or significantly altered by injunctions in recent years, though the scope of these orders was substantially limited by a 2025 Supreme Court decision. Historically, federal courts have issued "nationwide" injunctions that block government policy for everyone in the country, but the Supreme Court's Trump v. CASA, Inc. ruling curtailed this practice.
Impact of the 2025 Supreme Court ruling
In Trump v. CASA, Inc. (2025), the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts likely lack the authority to issue universal or nationwide injunctions that stop a government policy from being enforced against anyone beyond the specific plaintiffs in the case.
- The case: The ruling stemmed from challenges to an executive order from the second Trump administration that sought to restrict birthright citizenship.
- The outcome: The Supreme Court permitted the executive order to proceed against all individuals except for the specific plaintiffs who had filed the lawsuit.
- The shift: This landmark decision significantly changes how government policies can be challenged in federal courts, potentially creating a "patchwork" of different legal outcomes for different people across the country.
Prior to the
Supreme Court's 2025 ruling, a variety of federal laws and executive orders were blocked by nationwide injunctions. Some of the most notable examples include:
- Corporate Transparency Act (2024): A federal judge in Texas issued an injunction blocking the enforcement of this law, which requires businesses to report their true owners to the government. This was in response to a challenge from gun stores. In 2025, the Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect for most, but the Trump administration stated it would not enforce it.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders (2025): In February 2025, a federal court blocked key provisions of executive orders from the second Trump administration aimed at restricting DEI programs in the federal government and for federal contractors.
- Department of Labor Overtime Rule (2024): A 2024 update to federal overtime rules by the Biden administration was paused by legal challenges before it could be fully implemented.
- Student Loan Forgiveness (2021): A federal district court temporarily blocked a program created by the American Rescue Plan Act that was intended to provide debt relief to "socially disadvantaged" farmers and ranchers. The court agreed with a lawsuit claiming the program unconstitutionally granted benefits based on race.
- Oil and Gas Lease Pause (2021): After President Biden issued an executive order pausing new oil and gas leases, a Louisiana district court issued a nationwide injunction against the policy. The federal government was required to proceed with lease sales while it appealed the order.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (2021): Federal courts blocked emergency rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that would have mandated vaccination or testing for employees of large companies.
