2025: Fitzpatrick Voted To Limit The Authority Of U.S. District Courts
To Issue Nationwide Injunctions. In April 2025, Fitzpatrick voted for
, according to Congressional Quarterly, "the bill that would prohibit
any U.S. district court from providing an order for injunctive relief,
unless the order is to limit the actions of the defendant against the
party seeking injunctive relief. The bill would allow a case challenging
an executive action to be referred to a three-judge panel if the case is
brought by two or more states located in different circuits. It would
require the panel of judges to be randomly selected and not by the chief
judge of the circuit. It would allow the three-judge panel to issue an
injunction that would otherwise be prohibited under the bill's
provisions. It also would require the panel to consider the interest of
justice, the risk of irreparable harm to non-parties, and the
preservation of the constitutional separation of powers in determining
whether to issue the injunction. The bill also would stipulate that an
appeal of an order granting or denying injunctive relief decided by the
panel could be heard by the appropriate circuit court or the Supreme
Court." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of
219 to 213. [House Vote 98,
4/9/25; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/9/25; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
1526]