Federal Courts Crack Down on 'Judge Shopping' with New Case Assignment Policy
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New federal court policy prevents plaintiffs from choosing which judge will hear their case when suing to block state/federal policies. This limits "judge shopping."
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Policy means cases will be randomly assigned instead of automatically going to a particular judge, like those filed in Amarillo would go to Judge Kacsmaryk.
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Applies to all 94 federal district courts when plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment or injunction against a government policy.
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Over long term, benefits both parties but short term helps Biden admin by reducing chances of cases before partisan judges.
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Does not eliminate all judge shopping, like choosing court based on political leanings of appeals court that would hear case. But is a significant change.