Another Court Rules CASA Does Not Limit Universal Relief Available Under The APA

What You Need to Know

• Key takeaway #1

Trump v. CASA does not restrict the scope of relief available under the APA.

• Key takeaway #2

District courts retain authority to “set aside” agency actions universally under 5 U.S.C. § 706, and to preliminarily stay those actions as to all under 5 U.S.C. § 705—not just as to named plaintiffs.

In Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court significantly constrained the equitable authority of federal district courts to grant universal or nationwide injunctive relief, clarifying that, with specific exceptions, a federal court's power to grant relief is limited to the parties before it. When it was issued, many bemoaned CASA's implications for preventing government overreach.