Congressman Keith Self (TX-3) recently signed on to the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025, a bill aimed at preventing federal district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions — rulings that stop federal laws or executive actions across the entire United States.
The bill’s goal is to curb what supporters see as judicial overreach, particularly when a single judge blocks a presidential policy for the whole country. The act proposes that only a three-judge panel — or the Supreme Court — should have that kind of sweeping power.
“One judge from one district should not have the power to halt national policy for the entire country,” Self said earlier this year.
But there’s a twist: If this bill had been law during the Trump and Biden administrations, many of the conservative legal victories Self celebrated wouldn’t have happened at all.
🎯 What the No Rogue Rulings Act Would Do
Under the proposed law:
- District judges could only issue rulings that affect the parties in the case — not the entire country.
- Nationwide injunctions would require a randomly selected 3-judge panel.
- Cases involving multiple states could still proceed, but broader effects would need judicial consensus, not a single gavel.
Supporters say it protects the separation of powers. Critics argue it limits the judiciary’s ability to check executive overreach — whether conservative or liberal and here is the rub!
đź“Ś Oops, We Needed That Judge!
The irony is hard to ignore: Several of the most high-profile conservative legal wins in recent years relied exactly on the kind of judicial power this bill would restrict.
🏛️ 1. Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Blocked Nationwide (2022)
- A Trump-appointed district judge in Texas ruled the program unconstitutional.
- His injunction blocked debt relief for more than 40 million Americans — even though the case involved just two borrowers.
- Under Self’s bill? That ruling would’ve only affected those two plaintiffs — not the entire program.
🧱 2. “Remain in Mexico” Immigration Policy Reinstated (2021)
- A single Texas judge ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era immigration policy — across the U.S.
- The case was filed by just two states, Texas and Missouri.
- With the No Rogue Rulings Act: That ruling would’ve been limited to those two states.
đź’‰ 3. COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers Halted (2021)
- A federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction against Biden’s CMS vaccine mandate.
- The lawsuit came from 14 states — but the ruling applied to all 50.
- Under the new law? The injunction would stop at the state lines of the plaintiffs.
🏳️‍⚧️ 4. Title IX Expansion for LGBTQ+ Students Blocked Nationwide (2022)
- A federal judge in Tennessee blocked Biden’s guidance expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.
- Nationwide impact, even though only 20 states sued.
- The No Rogue Rulings Act would limit that decision to those states only.
⚔️ Wait… Is Keith Self Secretly Helping Biden?
The No Rogue Rulings Act might sound like a conservative crusade against activist judges — but plot twist: it’s also a gift-wrapped package of missed opportunities for the Right. By banning nationwide rulings from solo judges, Rep. Self is (perhaps accidentally?) creating the kind of system that would’ve let Biden’s student loan plan survive, vaccine mandates roll out, and immigration rules go untouched. For a guy who ran on curbing liberal overreach, this bill kind of reads like a constitutional favor to the White House. Rep Keith… blink twice if you’re okay.
➤ Key takeaway:
If the No Rogue Rulings Act had been law during the Trump and early Biden years, some of the Right’s proudest legal victories would’ve been toast. Blocking Biden’s student loan forgiveness? Slowed down. Halting vaccine mandates? Maybe just halted in Arkansas. Reinstating “Remain in Mexico”? Sorry, Texas — enjoy it alone.
Which brings us to Rep. Keith Self — now proudly backing a bill that would have kneecapped his own side’s most celebrated court victories. Is this about stopping judicial overreach, or is Self just moonlighting as a constitutional minimalist whenever it conveniently to his MAGA agenda?
So we have to ask: Is this bill really about stopping so-called “rogue” judges… or is Rep. Keith Self once again flexing his True MAGA credentials, even if it means helping the “hated Liberals” win in court? Come on, Congressman — say it ain’t so. Or at least tell us when you joined the White House legal team!
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