Sioux Empire Today

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the No Rogue Rulings Act, a legislative measure aimed at curtailing the authority of single district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions. This proposal intends to ensure that national court rulings are reached collaboratively by multiple judges rather than dictated by individual ones.

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson of South Dakota supported the bill, emphasizing its importance. “In the past few decades, the number of nationwide injunctions that halt presidential actions has dramatically increased. A single district court judge should not have the kind of power to direct national policy,” Johnson stated. “This bill ensures national court rulings are the result of a collaborative effort between multiple judges.”

The No Rogue Rulings Act is designed to transfer policy decisions back to Congress and the President, supporting a government that serves the people's interests and upholds the rule of law. Under this legislation, cases with national implications involving multiple states from different judicial districts can still result in a nationwide injunction. However, this outcome would be achieved by a randomly selected three-judge panel that must consider justice, potential harm to non-parties, and the preservation of Constitutional separation of powers. Appeals in such instances may be directly submitted to the Supreme Court.