Hawkeye Reporter

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) responded to the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., which found that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts.”

Grassley stated, “Today’s decision is a significant step towards addressing the bipartisan problem of universal injunctions. I’m heartened to hear a supermajority of the Supreme Court echo what I’ve said repeatedly: judges’ constitutional authority is limited to deciding cases and controversies. Universal injunctions are an unconstitutional afront to our nation’s system of checks and balances, and ought to be stopped for good.”

He continued, “The Supreme Court has now affirmed that federal courts are overstepping in their use of universal injunctions, and the Department of Justice has a right to forcefully challenge such overreach. As Judiciary Chairman, I’ve secured parliamentarian-approved provisions in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill that will help the Justice Department fight back against injunctions, and I’ll continue working to move additional legislative solutions, including my Judicial Relief Clarification Act, towards the finish line.”

Grassley has included measures in the One Big Beautiful Bill aimed at addressing universal injunctions. These include hiring more federal attorneys to challenge such orders, requiring courts to track and report data on universal injunctions, and creating judicial training programs about their legal basis.

He is also leading efforts on legislation designed to limit federal court orders only to parties directly involved in a case. This would end the practice of issuing universal injunctions and clarify the constitutional responsibilities of the judiciary.