Trump Administration Implements New Rule Making Activist Groups Financially Liable for Failed Lawsuits
Americans expect their government to work efficiently. They want policies implemented without needless delays. They expect the administration they voted for to be able to govern.
But what happens when unelected officials and special interest groups repeatedly obstruct the will of the people?
The cost to taxpayers is enormous. The damage to effective governance is incalculable.
President Donald Trump has had enough. In a bold move to protect American taxpayers and restore constitutional order, Trump signed a memo on Thursday directing government agency heads to hold activist groups financially accountable when they sue the government.
The directive specifically instructs federal agencies to ask judges to require financial guarantees from groups seeking to block government actions through preliminary injunctions or temporary restraining orders.
“Agencies must justify security amounts based on reasoned assessments of harm, ensuring courts deny or dissolve injunctions if plaintiffs fail to pay up, absent good cause,” the White House said in the fact sheet obtained by Fox News Digital.
This action comes as the Trump administration faces more than 90 lawsuits challenging executive orders and other actions since January 20th. The financial burden on taxpayers to defend against this barrage of litigation is substantial.
The memo instructs federal agencies to coordinate with Attorney General Pam Bondi to invoke Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c). This allows courts to require financial guarantees from plaintiffs equal to potential costs the government would incur from wrongly issued injunctions.
But what happens when unelected officials and special interest groups repeatedly obstruct the will of the people?
The cost to taxpayers is enormous. The damage to effective governance is incalculable.
President Donald Trump has had enough. In a bold move to protect American taxpayers and restore constitutional order, Trump signed a memo on Thursday directing government agency heads to hold activist groups financially accountable when they sue the government.
The directive specifically instructs federal agencies to ask judges to require financial guarantees from groups seeking to block government actions through preliminary injunctions or temporary restraining orders.
“Agencies must justify security amounts based on reasoned assessments of harm, ensuring courts deny or dissolve injunctions if plaintiffs fail to pay up, absent good cause,” the White House said in the fact sheet obtained by Fox News Digital.
This action comes as the Trump administration faces more than 90 lawsuits challenging executive orders and other actions since January 20th. The financial burden on taxpayers to defend against this barrage of litigation is substantial.
The memo instructs federal agencies to coordinate with Attorney General Pam Bondi to invoke Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c). This allows courts to require financial guarantees from plaintiffs equal to potential costs the government would incur from wrongly issued injunctions.
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