S 1265 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Stop Judge Shopping Act

This bill shifts jurisdiction for certain nationwide legal challenges to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It requires any lawsuit seeking a nationwide injunction, stay, or similar court order against federal law enforcement to be filed exclusively in DC courts, rather than in other federal districts. This directly affects federal agencies (like the EPA or Department of Justice) defending regulations and plaintiffs challenging them with nationwide relief requests. The law does not change existing Supreme Court or appellate court jurisdiction, nor does it create new legal rights or alter liability under federal or state law.
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Introduced Apr 25, 2023 Last action Apr 25, 2023
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Apr 25, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 25, 2023
Senate · Introduced
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