judiciary Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/judiciary/ A platform for change Thu, 13 Apr 2023 02:40:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Senate Democrats still retaining ‘blue slip’ veto procedure that allows Republicans to block Biden judicial nominees https://flux.community/jake-johnson/2023/04/senate-democrats-blasted-for-retaining-blue-slip-procedure-for-nominations-that-republicans-discarded/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:15:28 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13181 With the disastrous consequences of the far-right’s takeover of the federal court system becoming clearer by the day, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee is facing intense criticism for preserving a tradition that is allowing Republicans to veto judges nominated by President Joe Biden. The so-called “blue slip courtesy” is a nonbinding Senate […]

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