Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, we’re taking a look at a type of court order for relief that has been stirring up debate among jurists since the start of Trump’s second term (no, not nationwide injunctions). Temporary restraining orders, and what makes them appealable.
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TRO Talk
With the deluge of fast-moving challenges to Trump administration policies, disagreement between judges and the justices over the appealability of certain high-stakes temporary restraining orders has played out over the past few months.