Federal Judiciary Implements New Policy to Reduce Judge Shopping
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The federal judiciary is implementing a new policy to reduce "judge shopping," where litigants file cases in specific courts with judges perceived as sympathetic.
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This strategy has been used effectively by conservatives recently to block Biden policies and liberal policies on issues like reproductive rights.
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The new policy will expand the pool of judges that could be assigned politically charged cases seeking statewide or nationwide injunctions.
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Making it harder to guarantee a case gets a particular judge, though it will still be possible to aim for a favorable set of judges.
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The change addresses the increasing prevalence of nationwide injunctions from a single judge and aims to boost public faith in the impartiality of the judiciary.