Senate Republicans believe that no more judicial nominees should be confirmed for the balance of the year until the elections, citing something called the Thurmond rule, which sets an arbitrary deadline for election-year confirmations. Senate Democrats don’t believe that has been reached yet and want to continue to get judges confirmed, citing the low percentage [...]
Judicial Nominations Likely Dead for the Year After Senate GOP Filibuster |
| By: David Dayen Tuesday July 31, 2012 6:18 am |



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