Afghanistan, Nov. 15 -- The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to further restrict federal judges' authority to block government policies nationwide, escalating a legal battle over presidential power and judicial oversight.
Reuters reported on November 14, 2026, that the Justice Department had appealed to the Supreme Court to limit judges' longstanding power to invalidate federal agency regulations across the country. The move could give President Donald Trump greater freedom to implement his policy agenda by making it harder for courts to suspend government rules beyond the individuals or organisations that challenge them.
The appeal targets a legal mechanism under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), a 1946 law gover...