Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett said Monday that activist judges have no constitutional authority to impose nationwide injunctions to block President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The Supreme Court will soon issue a major ruling that could clarify how far lower court judges can go to block Trump’s policies nationwide. During an appearance on “The Evening Edit,” Jarrett said politically motivated judges have exploited legal gray areas to impose sweeping blocks against Trump’s policies, despite lacking the constitutional power to do so.
“There is absolutely nothing in the law that allows these district judges to order anything beyond their own physical district,” Jarrett told Fox Business host Elizabeth MacDonald. “Their jurisdiction is narrowly defined under the Constitution to cases and controversies before them, which means they may not issue orders nationwide that impact millions of people who never set foot inside their courtroom.”
Jarrett blamed what he said was political bias for a breakdown in judicial discipline.