Grassley pushes to end rogue judges through Congressional action

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on Monday promised to continue working to end the possibility of "rogue" judges through Congressional action by pushing to codify a bill that clarifies the role of the judiciary branch.

Republicans have been pushing back recently on the district judges who have blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its agenda through nationwide injunctions, including efforts to deport illegal Venezuelan migrants through the Alien Enemies Act. 

Grassley appeared optimistic about passing his legislation and ending the trend, as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case on May 15, regarding President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship.

"Universal injunctions are an unconstitutional abuse of judicial power," Grassley told Fox News. "Just this past week, a D.C. district judge issued a universal injunction blocking the president’s executive order requiring voter ID or proof-of-citizenship prior to voting in national elections, [which ignores the idea] judges are not policymakers. Allowing them to assume this role is very dangerous."

Grassley said that he believes the Supreme Court "could and should" take action in its upcoming case on national injunctions regarding Trump's order on birthright citizenship.

"In the meantime, I'm continuing to work with my colleagues to advance my critical Judicial Relief Clarification Act (JRCA) and put an end to universal injunctions," he said.

The senator first weighed in on judicial overreach in March, after Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin called for legislation that would force Trump to comply with all federal rulings. Grassley claimed at the time that it was not feasible to ask a president to get permission from over 600 different judges before doing a job he was elected to do.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.