Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Aims to Strip Federal Courts of Contempt Powers for Injunction Violations

Buried provision in the GOP budget reconciliation proposal threatens enforcement of civil rights rulings, corporate regulations, and longstanding injunctions.

WASHINGTON — In a move drawing sharp concern from legal scholars and civil rights observers, the House Judiciary Committee has unveiled a reconciliation bill that could drastically curb the federal judiciary’s authority to enforce its own rulings through contempt proceedings—particularly in cases where no monetary security was posted alongside an injunction.