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Ted Cruz: “Nationwide relief not only intrudes on the president's…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Ted Cruz Discusses Nationwide Injunctions and Judicial Overreach with Legal Expert

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

And if broader relief is truly necessary, wouldn't that be better handled by class certification by the appellate courts or by Congress, not a lone district judge rewriting national policy? Absolutely. Can you explain how this pattern of Nationwide relief not only intrudes on the president's Article 2 powers but also undermines Congress's own lawmaking authority. What ends up happening is you file many lawsuits in many districts seeking parallel relief, and it only takes one judge to grant the universal injunction. (03:10–03:21)

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Asserts that nationwide injunctions interfere with presidential powers and Congress's lawmaking authority.

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