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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 3, 2023

Senator appointment doesn't answer Judiciary questions

Democrats and their allies have worried that Senate Republicans would take advantage of Senate rules to try to prevent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, from replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's appointment of former labor leader Laphonza Butler to complete Sen. Dianne Feinstein's unexpired term answers one question about the Senate's future, but leaves a few important ones unanswered.

One is the future of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which for the moment is divided 10-10 between Democrats and Republicans in the wake of Feinstein's death. The Wednesday confirmation hearings of judicial no...

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