When a single district judge issues a nationwide injunction, are they acting as a constitutional judge or as a de facto national policymaker? It's effectively a veto. In the executive branch, we've seen district judges block President Trump's policies on immigration, energy, birthright citizenship, and even federal hiring and firing, all prior to any appellate review. all without any input from Congress, all from one single judge. Let me offer an analogy. Suppose the federal government approves a plan to cut down trees in a national forest to make way for a pipeline. (01:22–01:37)
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Asserts that district judges have blocked President Trump's policies in various areas before appellate review.
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