Judicial Vacancies Must Be Filled By Pro-Equality Judges
When Donald Trump takes the oath of office as president January 20, he will inherit at least 114 federal judicial vacancies — including one on the Supreme Court of the United States — more than double the number passed on to President Obama from his predecessor. The Senate’s obstruction of Obama’s nominees for these critical positions now hands Trump an unprecedented opportunity to shape the judiciary in a way that will reverberate through our lifetimes, from antidiscrimination measures to gun control and voting rights. We already know that Trump has pledged to construct a more conservative Supreme Court, including appointing […]