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U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, alongside Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, has introduced a new piece of legislation aimed at halting federal injunctions that have been used to counter actions by former President Donald Trump. Dubbed the Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA), the proposed law seeks to address what its proponents see as an abuse of universal injunctions, which have halted executive actions.

Senator Marshall emphasized, “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.” He further criticized these injunctions, stating they disrupt the legal process and exceed judicial authority.

The JRCA aims to restrict lower courts from issuing orders that impact nonparties in lawsuits and permits temporary restraining orders against the government to be appealed immediately. Senator Grassley commented on the situation, noting, “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.” He underscored the necessity of the act in maintaining the constitutional role of the judiciary, arguing that “Judges are not policymakers and allowing them to assume this role is very dangerous.”

The bill has found support from a group of 20 Senate Republicans, including John Barrasso, Marsha Blackburn, Katie Britt, Ted Budd, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Kevin Cramer, Ted Cruz, Steve Daines, Lindsey Graham, Bill Hagerty, Jim Justice, John Kennedy, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, Ashley Moody, Bernie Moreno, Eric Schmitt, Thom Tillis, and Tommy Tuberville.