A provision buried in a GOP spending bill is garnering attention for its potential to limit legal challenges against the Trump administration, effectively making it hard for average citizens to contest its actions. This provision mandates that individuals seeking to obtain an injunction against the administration must post a financial bond, creating a barrier that primarily affects lower-income citizens. The growing concern among democracy advocates is that this will insulate the administration from accountability and transparency, favoring wealthier individuals who can afford to challenge the government legally.
"The provision will make it so only the well-to-do would be in a good position to launch legal challenges against a Trump administration that has shown over and over again its disdain and disregard for oversight or judicial restraint of any kind."
"One paragraph, on pages 562 and 563 of the 1,116-page bill, raised alarms for reasons that have nothing to do with America's budget or safety-net programs or debt."
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