Episode 85: Pedal to the Metal on Judicial Confirmations

<p>Senate Majority Leader Schumer has said judges will be a priority for the new Senate. If that's the case, there are three changes to the Senate's rules and norms that should be immediately made to expedite confirmations and prevent obstruction of the confirmation process. Jeanne Hruska speaks with ACS President Russ Feingold about those three changes and why the Senate should not wait to make them.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Jeanne Hruska, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/jeanne-hruska/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Russ Feingold, <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/person/russ-feingold/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACS President</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/4/2145335/-This-is-no-time-for-games-The-Senate-needs-to-amend-its-rules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"This is no time for games. The Senate needs to amend its rules," by Russ Feingold</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/judicial-nominations/diversity-of-the-federal-bench/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tracking the Diversity of the Federal Bench</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-schumer-judges-appeals-courts_n_639374a8e4b019c69621f85a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Inside Chuck Schumer's Long Game On Judges," by Jennifer Bendery</a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Broken Law Podcast</a></p> <p><strong>Email the Show:</strong> <a href= "mailto:Podcast@ACSLaw.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Podcast@ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Follow ACS on Social Media:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/acslaw" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a>