Activist judges are those judges who issue rulings that exceed the intended scope of their authority, which for each of the 677 Federal District Court judges is defined by their title “District Court judges.” They are not “national judges” yet far too many of the 677 have been issuing nationwide temporary restraining orders (TROs).
For example, on March …
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