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Happy Women’s History Month! Follow Alliance for Justice [[link removed]] on Instagram to join us in celebrating the achievements of women in our democracy.
Last week, the Supreme Court heard a pair of cases [[link removed]] that will determine the fate of President Biden’s plan to provide much-needed relief to millions of Americans who are struggling under the crushing weight of the $1.7 trillion student loan debt crisis. AFJ and our coalition partners hosted the People’s Rally for Student Debt Cancellation [[link removed]] in front of the Supreme Court where AFJ President Rakim Brooks spoke [[link removed]] to the audience about the importance of supporting student loan relief.

The Good News
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The Senate has continued to confirm the Biden administration’s nominees at a record pace. With 116 judges confirmed, President Biden, Leader Schumer, and Chairman Durbin have appointed and confirmed more judges than any other president at this point in their first term.

This week, the Senate confirmed Maria Araujo Kahn [[link removed]] (2nd Cir.), James Edward Simmons, Jr. (S.D. Cal.), Arun Subramanian [[link removed]] (S.D.N.Y), Andrew Schopler (S.D. Cal.), and Stewart Ballou (W.D. Vir.). Arun Subramanian will be first South Asian judge to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Last week, Jonathan Grey (E.D. Mich.), Colleen Lawless (C.D. Ill.), Margaret Guzman (D. Mass.), Araceli Martinez-Olguin [[link removed]] (N.D. Cal.), Jamal Whitehead [[link removed]] (W.D. Wash.), and Jamar Walker (E.D. Vir.) were also confirmed to the federal bench. Jamal Whitehead is President Biden’s first nominee and first confirmed judge with a disclosed disability, breaking a long overdue barrier and marking a substantial step towards building a judiciary that better reflects America.
We look forward to more confirmations in the weeks ahead! On the AFJ Blog this week, our very own Mari Nemec explores how the Senate’s majority can continue its momentum on judges only if it anticipates and preempts obstruction tactics. “We must be very clear-headed about the aim of these delays: to keep nearly 120 vacancies open", she writes of bad faith consultation, the blue slip, and quorum antics.

“Unfortunately, the minority is creating two systems of justice with this scheme.” Read the full post on AFJ’s blog. . [[link removed]]

What's Next
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, our President Rakim Brooks will host a conversation with Slate’s senior legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about her book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America . This edition of Holding Court will happen on Twitter Spaces! Please join Rakim and Dahlia on Tuesday, March 14 at 12pm ET by going to our Twitter page @AFJustice [[link removed]] to listen in. You don’t need a Twitter account to be a part of the event, but if you have one, you can sign up for a reminder to attend here [[link removed]] .

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