Federal Court jurisdiction

Republicans in Congress are pushing a law to block federal district courts from ruling that an illegal nationwide practice must stop nationwide.

For instance, the question of whether the president, or a billionaire outsider, can shut down Social Security Agency offices would have to be litigated in each of the 90-odd federal districts. That would be highly distracting, but We could call them federal distract courts.

If a decision by one federal appeals court could apply nationwide, the system could still function. But there would remain the question of how long it would take to stop progressive sabotage, for instance firing 1000 experienced workers per business day. In such cases, courts can issue preliminary orders which stop the dismissals temporarily until there is a final decision in the case. If the case had to go through two levels before that could be done, the damage would continue for longer before a court can pause it.