ANALYSIS: Cracks in the Federal Judiciary Will Widen in 2026

Nov. 12, 2025, 2:00 AM UTC

The federal judiciary’s internal strains have spilled out into the news—something that doesn’t ordinarily occur. The stresses stem from litigation involving the Trump administration and from changes in how the US Supreme Court has chosen to handle that litigation.

As a result, it isn’t just the law in flux: The path a case normally follows through the federal courts, and the likelihood of holding onto a ruling at any given level of the court system, have changed in litigation involving the federal government. With emergency stays, injunctions, and reconsideration orders at every level of the courts, federal litigation is ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.