Jordan Asks House Appropriators to Curb Nationwide Rulings (3)

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called on appropriators to add language in legislation funding the federal judiciary limiting nationwide injunctions issued by district court judges.

“As you develop appropriations for the federal judiciary, we respectfully urge you to consider appropriate language that would enhance judicial restraint and reaffirm democratic principles,” Jordan wrote in a Monday letter to Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.). The letter was also addressed to Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), who leads the Appropriations Committee panel that oversees funding for the judiciary.

Using the appropriations process to target national injunctions is the latest vehicle for Republicans, ...