A Supreme Court Remedy for Nationwide Injunctions - WSJ

Congress gave the Supreme Court the authority to curb them by clarifying the Rules of Civil Procedure. -Elizabeth Price Foley 

• Federal trial judges blocking presidential acts via nationwide injunctions are creating a serious conflict between the executive and judicial branches. 
• The flood of such injunctions provoked President Trump to take to social media and call for the impeachment of a judge who issued a temporary restraining order. 

Chief Justice John Roberts responded in a statement to reporters that impeachment is inappropriate and the administration should rely on “the normal appellate review process.” 

Unsatisfied, Mr. Trump wrote on Thursday: “Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country! . . . If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!”

• There is something the justices can do to rein in nationwide injunctions: exercise their authority under the Rules Enabling Act of 1934 to amend the federal rule on injunctions...