“The real problem here is the increasingly common practice of trial courts ordering relief that transcends the cases before them. Whether framed as injunctions of ‘nationwide,’ ‘universal,’ or ‘cosmic’ scope, these orders share the same basic flaw—they direct how the defendant must act toward persons who are not parties to the case.”
– Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, concurring in an opinion cracking down on nationwide injunctions issued by federal trial courts.
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