YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesLawsuits seeking a nationwide court order could only be filed where two or more judges sit.
Civil Liberties
Cases asking for a court order that covers the whole country would have to start in a court division with at least two active judges. People suing could no longer file in a one-judge division where they know who will hear the case.
More about this bill
Most people would not notice this change. It matters to people and groups who sue to block a policy across the whole country. Some lawsuits ask a judge for an order that applies everywhere, not just to the people in the case. Under this bill, those cases could only be filed in a federal court division with two or more active judges. Today, some court divisions have only one active judge. A person who files there can know ahead of time which judge will hear the case. The bill's name calls this "judge shopping." The bill does not limit what a judge may order. It only changes where these cases can be filed. It covers any such case, no matter who files it.
Congressional Summary
End Judge Shopping Act This bill requires a civil action that seeks a widely enforceable order to be brought in a division of a judicial district with two or more active judges.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-04-09
- Date Added
- 2026-10-03
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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