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Two conservative federal appeals court judges on Wednesday criticized judicial policymakers for adopting a new rule aimed at curtailing "judge shopping" by state attorneys general, activists and others who challenge government policies in courthouses where one or two sympathetic judges hear most cases.

U.S. Circuit Judges James Ho and Edith Jones of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in separate statements said the policy approved by the U.S. Judicial Conference on Tuesday was the result of political pressure and conflicted with federal law.

The rule the 26-member Judicial Conference approved was designed to curb a litigation strategy used by conservative litigants to challenge Biden administration policies, often in one-or-two judge courthouses in Texas.

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[-] bazus1@lemmy.world 94 points 9 months ago

If ultraconservative justices are against the new rule, that's how you know it's working.

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Close a judicial loophole and the complaints come from habitual loopholers and the people who benefited from them.

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