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Supreme Court Killed Universal Injunctions in Name Only

  • Benjamin Weingarten | RealClearWire
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On June 27, the Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump what he hailed as a “GIANT WIN,” finding that lower courts had “likely” overstepped in ordering universal injunctions blocking many of the president’s policies.

Tipping the Scales: Why So Many Cases Against Trump Are Heard by Democrat-Appointed Judges
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Tipping the Scales: Why So Many Cases Against Trump Are Heard by Democrat-Appointed Judges

  • Benjamin Weingarten | RealClearWire

As the Trump administration faces substantial pushback in the courts, including an unprecedented wave of nationwide injunctions halting its policies, some are claiming that his opponents are tilting the scales of justice by selectively bringing their lawsuits before sympathetic courts in a practice called “forum shopping.” They note that three-quarters of the lower court justices who have blocked Trump policies were appointed by Democrats.