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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/13/justice-department-acts- quickly-reverse-nationwide-blocks-following/

The Department of Justice has moved swiftly to push past judicial blocks
on Trump administration policies since the Supreme Court ruled that
nationwide injunctions likely violate longstanding federal law.

The Justice Department asked U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper, an
Obama appointee in Massachusetts, to modify a nationwide injunction on
an election integrity executive order on July 3 — less than a week after
the high court’s landmark ruling.

The injunction came in a challenge to Executive Order 14248, “Preserving
and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.” The block prevented
the administration from moving forward with several parts of the order,
which aims to increase safety and integrity in national elections in
every state.

“In Trump v. CASA, Inc., the Supreme Court held that federal courts lack
the power to issue universal injunctions,” a Justice Department lawyer
noted in the filing, referring to the high court’s landmark ruling that
limits nationwide injunctions.

In another case involving a nationwide injunction, the Justice
Department has asked U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman in Maryland
to modify her block on the administration’s directive to scale back
funds and staff for Americorps, an independent agency focused on
volunteerism.

Several states had challenged President Trump’s move, and Judge
Boardman, a Biden appointee, had ordered the administration to restore AmeriCorps staffing and grants.

And on Tuesday, the Justice Department asked U.S. District Judge Matthew
F. Kennelly — a Clinton appointee in Illinois — to alter an injunction
blocking the Department of Labor from restoring merit-based
opportunities for contractors.

The DOJ has requested the judges to update the terms of their
injunctions, making them not so broad but rather pertain to the parties involved in the immediate litigation.

The requests follow a monumental win for Mr. Trump as his administration
looked for ways to counter judges who were issuing universal injunctions blocking his policies.

On the final day of the Supreme Court’s 2024-2025 term, the justices
said in a 6-3 ruling that lower court judges issuing nationwide
injunctions likely run afoul of the Judiciary Act of 1789. The case,
Trump v. CASA, involved a challenge to Mr. Trump’s move to end
birthright citizenship.

But the question that came to the court focused on the authority of
district court judges to block nationwide policies after a district
court judge issued a nationwide halt to the birthright citizenship
order.

In the majority opinion, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said challengers
could file class actions as a way to contest executive policies and
receive universal relief.

Hours after the high court’s decision, a class action suit was launched
by the American Civil Liberties Union, representing a pregnant woman and
other families who had a child born since the president signed the
birthright citizenship order. They argue it is unconstitutional and a
violation of the 14th Amendment.

On Thursday, a federal judge in New Hampshire granted the class
certification and issued a new nationwide injunction. But he delayed his
ruling for seven days, allowing the Trump administration time to appeal.

• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.


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