FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27, 2025
Contact: Victor Nieves, vnieves@lifeissues.org 513-719-5813
In a landmark decision issued this morning, the United States Supreme Court significantly curtailed the authority of federal district courts by ruling that they may no longer issue universal nationwide injunctions.
The Court’s decision, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, states, “Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts,” wrote Justice Barrett in the majority opinion. “The Court grants the Government’s applications for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below, but only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue.”
For years, pro-life legislative victories have been undermined by activist courts issuing nationwide injunctions at the behest of abortion advocates. These rulings have allowed pro-abortion groups to “forum shop,” selecting sympathetic courts to block life-saving actions across the entire country.
Brad Mattes, President of Life Issues Institute, responded to the decision, stating, “Today’s ruling shows that the US Supreme Court stands with Americans who voice their opinions through legislation passed by elected officials. This will help curtail blatant legislating from the bench, and we celebrate that the Court recognized the problem.”
Life Issues Institute applauds the Court’s decision and remains committed to the mission of protecting LIFE.
We are pro-life leaders from around the world who aim, through political, social, educational and cultural initiatives, to help people and build campaigns in every nation to protect, defend and uphold the dignity of human life from conception until natural death.
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