As a second Trump administration approaches, we’re running out of time to confirm as many federal judges as possible to provide a check on his presidential power and curb his stated policy priorities.
There are 40 federal judicial vacancies and 16 nominations before the Senate right now—as our civil rights hang in the balance, take action now!
As a result, experts say, the court has been highly selective about the cases it’s planning to hear; only one of three high-profile cases has actually been scheduled for arguments in 2017. And until the court returns to full strength,”the potential for equally divided decisions remains,” according to a National Women’s Law Center report. The short-handed, eight-member Court failed to reach consensus in certain cases, including a rare, 4-4 split on a challenge to President Barack Obama’s plan for young immigrants who enter the U.S. without legal documentation.
