Senator Hawley introduces bill to stop rogue judges’ nationwide injunctions

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to end liberal judges’ serial abuse of power by banning nationwide injunctions.

“Unelected district judges are usurping the authority of a duly-elected president and dictating national policy for 330 million Americans,” Senator Hawley said. “Congress must stop this unconstitutional weaponization of the judiciary. My bill would be a critical step toward doing just that.”

Liberal judges slapped the Trump Administration with an unprecedented 15 nationwide injunctions in February alone. In blatant defiance of the Constitution’s separation of powers, these judges are throttling President Trump’s efforts to implement commonsense reforms like improving border security; removing waste, fraud, and abuse; and protecting children from life-altering medical procedures.

The Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevent Act of 2025 would:

• Ban nationwide injunctions by district court judges.
• Clarify that a district judge’s order only applies to the parties in the case, or within the local judicial district—not to the entire nation.
• Empower the Executive Branch to effectively pursue a national policy agenda without unreasonable obstruction.

Read the full bill text here.