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It’s Senate’s Duty to Confirm Judges
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It’s Senate’s Duty to Confirm Judges

It is time for the Senate to do what the Constitution commands—advise and consent to the nomination of qualified judges, write Andrew Blotky and Doug Kendall.

While Washington has been consumed by the debt ceiling crisis, another serious crisis demands the attention of President Barack Obama and the Senate: the threat to justice by our overworked federal judiciary.

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Authors

Andrew Blotky

Director, Legal Progress

Doug Kendall