U.S. Senate committee advances bill to create 63 new federal judgeships
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bipartisan bill to create over 60 new district court judgeships in the country to help ease docket backlogs. Congress has not created a new federal judgeship since 2003.
After the bill cleared the committee, Ranking Member Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) said that he’s “never seen the committee work together more collaboratively.”
Right-wing groups continue to push anti-voter cases in court
Stephen Miller's legal group asked the Arizona Supreme Court to move its controversial election lawsuit targeting Maricopa County into a more favorable jurisdiction, an action known as forum shopping.
A spokesperson for Washoe County said that recent efforts from a right-wing group to purge hundreds of voters in the Nevada county don’t follow proper legal procedure.