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S 2464 116th Congress Senate Law Federal district courts Judicial procedure and administration Jurisdiction and venue

Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019

Introduced: September 11, 2019 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 11, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019

This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions.

Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to one of the following:

  • the parties to the case before that district court, or
  • the judicial district in which the injunction is issued.
What's happening now September 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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