How Mitch Rigged the Courts

<p>While the Supreme Court gets all the focus, lower federal courts are just as much in need of reform. Unfortunately, rigging the courts is a game the GOP knows how to play. In this episode, Leah talks with <a href="https://www.afj.org/team_member/rakim-brooks/" target="_blank">Rakim Brooks</a> of Alliance for Justice, and <a href="https://law.wlu.edu/faculty/full-time-faculty/brandon-hasbrouck" target="_blank">Brandon Hasbrouck</a>* of Washington & Lee Law School, about how federal judges get picked, how Mitch McConnell has played the long game, and how the Democrats need to move forward in the judicial selection process.</p><p>*Brandon also wrote an article called "<a href="https://www.nyulawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NYULawReview-Volume-97-Issue-2-Hasbrouck.pdf" target="_blank">Movement Judges</a>," which just came out in the NYU Law Review. Check it out for more on this subject!</p>