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Jamie Raskin: “I thank the gentleman for his astute observations there and say that Judge Kacsmaryk was reversed several times by…”

On the recordApril 8, 2025
I thank the gentleman for his astute observations there and say that Judge Kacsmaryk was reversed several times by higher courts. We never came out and said, therefore, let's ban nationwide injunctions. We did say we should reform judge shopping and forum shopping. That is the real problem. Yet, it is not a problem if there is a nationwide crisis created by illegal action by an executive that a judge has the authority to counter that with an injunction and then it gets appealed up to the Supreme Court. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 8, 2025

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