Nationwide injunction

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In United States law, a nationwide injunction (also called a universal injunction or national injunction) is injunctive relief in which a court binds the federal government even in its relations with nonparties. In their prototypical form, nationwide injunctions are used to restrict the federal government from enforcing a statute or regulation.

Nationwide injunctions have come into prominent use and controversy during the Obama and Trump administrations, when they have been used by federal judges to enjoin the enforcement of significant policies, including the implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans policy and the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court limited, but did not eliminate, a court's ability to issue nationwide injunctions in the case, Trump v. CASA, Inc.