Court injunctions blocking Trump 'threaten democracy': US attorney general

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The power of federal judges to block orders by the Trump administration, such as its attempts to crack down on migrants, constituted a threat to ...

WASHINGTON: The power of federal judges to block orders by the Trump administration, such as its attempts to crack down on migrants, constituted a threat to Democracy, US Attorney General Bill Barr said in an opinion piece published on Friday .

Supporters of the injunctions say they have grown in use because of the number of legally weak policy decisions and orders by the president. And he said the injunction practice encourages plaintiffs' lawyers to"shop around" different federal court districts for a sympathetic judge.

 

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