Nov. 17, 2017
Grassley indicates departure from previous blue slip rule for federal judicial nominees
President Donald J. Trump’s pending nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may have an easier chance of moving forward toward Senate Judiciary Committee consideration.
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s announcement Thursday that he would no longer allow home-state senators to block judicial nominees could ease the way for President Donald J. Trump’s lone pending nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Traditionally, senators have been asked by the committee for their views on judicial nominees from their states. Responses were written on blue slips and, in recent decades, unreturned blue slips had th...
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