DOJ Issues Memo on Litigation Guidelines for Cases Presenting the Possibility of Nationwide Injunctions

DOJ issued a memorandum that provides general guidelines to DOJ attorneys involved in litigation challenging federal government programs, regulations, orders, or laws. Its stated purpose is to ensure that "principled and consistent positions are advocated by the Department's litigators handlines cases that present the possibility of overboard injunctive relief, and that Department attorneys take opportunities as appropriate to reaffirm the constitutional and prudential limitations on the remedial authority available to judges."