Federal judges have blocked so much progress that Biden, his administration, and appointees have attempted to make. It’s absurd

  • John Richard@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    How does this even work? How is a District Court judge in another state allowed to stop something before it is heard by a higher court? Do all federal judges have more power than the President?

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      Any federal judge can impact a federal action. Courts interpret actions (usually laws) from the other branches. A bad ruling will be overturned by an appellate court, which in turn could be overturned by SCOTUS