President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi held a joint press conference Friday to mark the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling against nationwide injunctions from federal courts.
Over 300 lawsuits have been brought against the administration in its first five months, with federal judges issuing 40 nationwide injunctions against its policies, according to Bondi. The administration has stood by its actions and the more than 160 executive orders from the president, arguing that its policies are lawful and that “rogue, activist judges” have allowed personal feelings and political leanings to interfere with the rightful interpretation of the law. An injunction temporarily blocks the implementation of the law or policy being challenged in court until either the conclusion of the lawsuit – which may take months or even years – or the lifting of the injunction by a judge.
“To put this in perspective, there are 94 federal judicial districts. Five of those districts throughout this country held 35 of the nationwide injunctions. Think about that… Thirty-five out of the 40 opinions with nationwide injunctions came from five liberal districts,” Bondi said.
A report from the Congressional Research Service that was updated May 16 lists 25 injunctions from Trump’s first 100 days in office in 2025. Among those were three injunctions issued against the president’s executive order reinterpreting birthright citizenship; two against the order ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government; and two challenging the order prohibiting people identifying as transgender from serving in the military. The others countered orders suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, centering sex-based protections on biological definitions, withholding funds from foreign entities and requiring more proof of citizenship for elections.
“No longer. These injunctions have blocked our policies from tariffs to military readiness to immigration to foreign affairs, fraud, abuse and many other issues,” Bondi added.
The issue of nationwide injunctions came before the Supreme Court through a case challenging Trump’s birthright citizenship order, but Bondi said the legality of the order itself would be decided by the Court in October, at the start of its 2025-26 term.
