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Trump and the Courts terms
The legal fights in both directions.
Nationwide injunction A court order blocking enforcement of a law or policy against everyone in the country, not only the parties who sued. Shadow docket The Supreme Court's emergency orders issued without full briefing or argument, often critiqued under a name its defenders reject. Standing The requirement that a plaintiff show a concrete injury caused by the defendant and fixable by a court before a federal case can proceed. Unitary executive theory The theory that Article II gives the president full control over the executive branch, including the power to direct and remove its officers.