Jun 13, 2025

⚖️Senate Fast-Tracks Conservative Judges

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Senators waived American Bar Association vetting on February 9, 2025, to confirm three Trump appellate nominees in a single day. Lifetime seats reshape case law for decades while ending 70 years of outside review amid nationwide judicial independence rallies.

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Lifetime seats reshape case law for decades affecting your rights and legal protections.

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Ends 70 years of outside professional review of judicial qualifications.

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Judicial independence rallies form nationwide opposing politicization of courts.

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Fast-track confirmations prioritize political loyalty over judicial expertise and qualifications.

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The fast-track resolution shortens post-cloture debate on circuit-court nominees from 30 hours to:

The last time the “nuclear option” was used to alter cloture on Supreme Court nominees was in:

Pew finds ___ % of Americans think lifetime judges should need “bipartisan approval.”

The resolution cites Canada's time-allocation rule, which caps total debate at:

If every vacancy were filled under fast-track, the median age of active circuit judges would drop by:

Critics argue compressed hearings hamper scrutiny of nominees' compliance with which statute?

Democrats staged a “live quorum call,” delaying final passage by:

Brennan Center warns the rule could push the vacancy-to-confirmation median from 247 days to:

A Wall Street Journal editorial called the fast-track “payback for” which 2020 tactic?

Moody's Analytics warns investor confidence could fall if perceived court politicization lifts reversal risk on contracts, shaving ___ bp off Treasury yields.

In 1917 the Senate adopted Rule XXII to end filibusters; the original cloture threshold was:

Legal scholars warn rushed confirmations might repeat the 1988 ______ scandal, when a judge had to resign over undisclosed loans.

Which G7 country requires a nonpartisan commission to shortlist appellate judges, contrasting with fast-track politics?

By mid-March, the Senate had confirmed ___ judges in 2025—double the 10-year average for Q1.

Article III grants judges life tenure “during _____,” underscoring why rushed vetting can have multi-decade consequences.