Court Shopping Deterrence Act

Bill: 117-hr-893
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-05
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

Judicial procedure and administration

Judicial review and appeals

Jurisdiction and venue

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Court Shopping Deterrence Act</b></p> <p>This bill gives the U.S. Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals from a nationwide injunction issued by a U.S. district court.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 893 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2021 Mr. Rose (for himself, Mr. Brooks , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Burchett , and Mr. Steube ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Court Shopping Deterrence Act . 2. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction (a) In General Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction (a) In general In the case that a district court of the United States grants a nationwide injunction, the appeal from the order granting such injunction shall lie to the Supreme Court. (b) Definition In this section, the term nationwide injunction means an order issued by a Federal court that purports to restrain the enforcement of a Federal statute, regulation, order, or similar authority against a non-party, unless the non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the following: 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction. .