President Donald Trump's rivalry with the judicial branch reached a climax last week when he called for a district judge to be impeached for ruling against his administration's deportation policies.

Trump's frustration with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is a familiar one. After district judges have blocked several of his executive orders, the newest target of the Trump administration is what is called a nationwide injunction, which is an order from a district judge that temporarily blocks executive action pending a final decision in a case. 

More than 15 nationwide injunctions have been issued to Trump's administration. After already setting records for these injunctions in his first administration, he wants to prevent them from derailing his second term in office.

“STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE," Trump said on Truth Social. "If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!"

The president is loudly running afoul of the law, and his complaints about nationwide injunctions are his scapegoat for his own actions. Nonetheless, even in his outlandish complaints, he raises some valid points that should be considered.

Many Americans aren’t familiar with the nationwide injunction and why it exists, which is understandable given it's only recently become prevalent and serious legal questions surround it. 

These orders are becoming increasingly common and,

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