Posted on 09/13/2018 7:13:09 PM PDT by caww
AGJeff Sessions is telling Justice Department lawyers to push back against federal judges who have imposed nationwide injunctions against many of the Trump administration’s policies.
"A number of such injunctions in recent years have brought to the fore 'the problem of judges acting outside the bounds of their authority' and granting relief that reaches far beyond the confines of the particular case or controversy before them,”.. adding, “Consistent with the longstanding position of the Ex. Branch under Administrations of both parties, the Dept.of Justice opposes the issuance of such nationwide injunctions.”
In the memo, Sessions tells lawyers to remind the courts that they are bound by the U.S. Constitution — which limits their authority “to issue injunctions that extend beyond the parties to the case before them if such action is unnecessary to provide relief to the parties to the case.”
“Increasingly, we are seeing individual federal district judges go beyond the parties before the court to give injunctions or orders that block the entire federal government from enforcing a law or policy throughout the country,” Sessions said in a statement, slamming what he called historic “judicial activism.”
“This trend must stop. We have a government to run. The Constitution does not grant to a single district judge the power to veto executive branch actions with respect to parties not before the court. Nor does it provide the judiciary with authority to conduct oversight of or review policy of the executive branch. These abuses of judicial power are contrary to law, and with these new guidelines, this Department is going to continue to fight them,” said Sessions.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
BOOM
It’s been a waiting game, but I think Sessions is really in play now. I trust the Plan.
Did he phone that in?
I do, too.
Wow, Rip Van Winkle woke up???
but these Justice Department lawyers are Obama/Hillary Minions , how about firing a few and hiring real Lawyers
Almost two years in, sigh.
Well, better late than never.
Fine. Tell Trump to quit acting like the judges do have the authority.
Isn’t that cute, somebody woke up the AG.
L
Looks like the news cycles decided to print what he’s doing ....
Yep......here comes the push!
He hasn’t been asleep....
Sessions will either verify or damn Q. Right now this is a verification.
Fine. Just ignore them. How are they going to enforce their unconstitutional injunctions?
Glad the news is finally showing some of what he’s doing....people have jumped to quick regarding Sessions. These things don’t happen overnight when the waters are so muddy and the swamp eaters need to be kept in the dark.
Glad the news is finally showing some of what he’s doing....people have jumped to quick regarding Sessions. These things don’t happen overnight when the waters are so muddy and the swamp eaters need to be kept in the dark.
Timing is just about right Jeff. Sessions has been operating behind the scenes for a long while now.
This isn’t about Q....your thread is over there..........
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.