Congress and Universal Injunctions

Authors

Howard M. Wasserman, FIU College of Law

Volume

2021

First Page

187

Last Page

201

Publication Date

2021

Document Type

Article

Abstract

As the judicial and scholarly debate rages over the power of federal courts to issue universal or non-particularized injunctions, this paper explores the role of Congress in ending this controversy. It considers the details, wisdom, and efficacy of five legislative proposals to eliminate or limit universal/non-particularized injunctions; it concludes that one approach resolves the problem—a flat and unequivocal prohibition on injunctions that protect anyone other than the plaintiffs.

Keywords

Courts, Remedies, Judges, Legal Practice and Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injunctions

Recommended Citation

Howard M. Wasserman, Congress and Universal Injunctions, 2021 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 187 (2021).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/82