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GOP senator unveils BOASBERG Act to stop 'rogue' judges from handpicking Trump cases

First publishedJul 28, 14:09 UTC

Last updatedJul 28, 19:18 UTC · 7m ago

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GOP senator unveils BOASBERG Act to stop 'rogue' judges from handpicking Trump cases

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FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican is planning to curb so-called "rogue" judges, and he is using one of President Donald Trump’s greatest foils in the judicial branch as the launching point.Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is planning to introduce the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines Act in an attempt to curb judge shopping in federal cases. The bill, shortened to the BOASBERG Act, is named after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, one of Trump’s main antagonists on the bench.Schmitt’s legislation, first obtained by Fox News Digital, would broadly require that federal cases be randomly assigned in a bid to limit the ability of judges and litigants to influence who gets to hear and oversee a case.OBAMA-APPOINTED JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S ELECTION ORDER AS SAVE AMERICA ACT FIGHT INTENSIFIES"Judge Boasberg is the poster child for a rogue judge and exposed serious loopholes in our judicial system," Schmitt said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

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What's the story?: FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican is planning to curb so-called "rogue" judges, and he is using one of President Donald Trump’s greatest foils in the judicial branch as the launching point.Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is planning to introduce the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines Act in an attempt to curb judge shopping in federal cases.
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