GOP senator unveils BOASBERG Act to stop 'rogue' judges from handpicking Trump cases
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...
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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. "Randomly assigning cases among judges ensures the American people can have confidence in the impartiality of our courts." Schmitt’s legislation adds several guardrails to the selection process for federal cases and gives courts 120 days after enactment to implement them. It would require the random assignment of federal civil cases, prohibit chief judges from influencing case assignments, require courts to publicly disclose their case assignment practices, create penalties for meddling with or manipulating the assignment process, and require the random reassignment of a case if the Supreme Court intervenes in a ruling. DC APPEALS COURT ORDERS JUDGE BOASBERG TO HALT TRUMP CONTEMPT PROBE OVER DEPORTATION FLIGHTS Boasberg, who was first appointed to the federal bench by former President Barack Obama in 2010, has become a flashpoint for Republicans and the White House for his role in several high-profile cases against Trump and his administration during his two non-consecutive stints at 1600 Pennsy…