U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, introduced an unprecedented measure on Wednesday aimed at putting a halt to so-called “judge shopping” in the federal courts.
WASHINGTON — "Judge shopping" is the practice of activist groups target districts where a single predetermined judge is assigned a case to achieve an expected favorable outcome
The Stop Judge Shopping Act would give the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over cases that would have national implications The practice of activist groups targeting districts where a single predetermined judge is assigned a case to achieve an expected favorable outcome has been in the spotlight recently thanks to a recent case in which an anti-abortion group allegedly “shopped a case” to Texas district judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in a successful effort to block the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone. would give the U.S.
“By routing cases with national implications through the D.C. District Court, which has expertise in cases challenging federal agency action, the Stop Judge Shopping Act will strengthen trust in our federal justice system and help ensure major cases are decided based on the law, not the ideological agenda of any one judge,” she said.
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