In May, 2020, Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), released a report examining a decades-long effort by conservative interests to remake the federal judiciary. The 54-page report, Captured Courts: The GOP's Big Money Assault on the Constitution, our Independent Judiciary, and the Rule of Law, details the impact Republicans and millions of dollars of "dark money" have had on the court, with nearly 200 judicial nominees confirmed during the Trump presidency. The report maintains that many of these appointments were not based on a judge's qualifications or expertise, but rather in their ability to adhere to and further the goals of the Republican party. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a former U.S. Attorney and State Attorney General, explains.
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Speaker:
Sheldon Whitehouse
United States Senator for Rhode Island
