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Injunctions in the United States tend to come in three main forms: temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions. [15] For both temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, the goal is usually to preserve the status quo until the court is able to decide the case.
Jean sought both an immediate temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction that would prevent the police from taking any action against her related to the video. Citing her rights to free speech under the First Amendment , Jean sought to preclude defendants from threatening her with prosecution or enforcing section 99 against her. [ 1 ]
On March 10, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions authored an op-ed in National Review calling nationwide injunctions "a threat to our constitutional order." [49] "Nationwide injunctions," Sessions wrote, "mean that each of the more than 600 federal district judges in the United States can freeze a law or regulation throughout the country ...
A federal judge finalized an injunction against the Kansas Highway Patrol detailing how troopers must comply with an order on unreasonable searches. A federal judge finalized an injunction against ...
Injunction; Injunction is a court order that coerces the defendant to take specific acts or refrains him or her from engaging in certain actions, e.g., breaching a contract. [9] In the U.S., injunction is the most common type of equitable remedies, and failure to comply with an injunction can lead to results ranging from fines to imprisonment.
In 2017, the city sued Trump over an executive order making sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for federal grants. At the time, a federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking the order.
At least nine lawsuits challenging the executive order have been brought by 22 U.S. state attorneys general, civil liberties and immigrants rights groups, and pregnant women. [3] [4] As of February 2025, two federal judges have issued preliminary injunctions blocking its implementation and enforcement nationwide. [5]
On Friday, Brocade Communications announced that a federal judge in San Jose has confirmed a $60-million jury award in its favor, delivered on August 6, 2012, along with issuing a permanent ...