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Josh Hawley Clashes With Legal Scholar Over Nationwide Injunctions.

During a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Josh Hawley sharply questioned legal scholar Professor Shaw over the growing use of nationwide injunctions by federal judges—particularly those used to block actions taken by the Trump administration. Hawley stressed that while courts have ruled against former President Donald Trump many times, the issue before the committee was not the rulings themselves, but the remedies. He argued that nationwide injunctions—orders that bind people and institutions not before the court—are legally unusual and historically rare. The senator pressed Professor Shaw on whether it is appropriate for a single district judge to impose rulings that apply across the entire country, warning that such power could undermine democratic accountability and judicial restraint. Professor Shaw responded that courts have long issued decisions affecting nonparties and argued that nationwide injunctions are not prohibited by the Constitution. Hawley countered by citing Shaw’s past criticism of injunctions issued against the Biden administration, accusing him of applying different standards depending on which party controls the White House.