Dems mum on Trump’s court fights despite trying to limit Biden-blocking judges

Testingthelimitsofexecutiveauthority.  DemocratshaveremainedrelativelyquietwhilePresidentDonaldTrumpandRepublicanshammerfederaldistrictjudgesforchurningoutnationwideordershaltinghisadministration’sactions.  ButduringPresidentJoeBiden’stenure,theydecriedsimilarwide-ranginginjunctionsandevensoughttoremedytheissuewithlegislation.  In2023,Sen.MazieHirono,D-Hawaii,debutedameasuretogivetheU.S.DistrictCourtfortheDistrictofColumbiasolejurisdictionoveranycaseswithnationalimplications.  HOWTRUMP-BLOCKINGJUDGESMANAGEDTOGETPASTSENATEJUDICIARYHAWKS Hironoledlegislationtocombattheissue.(NathanPosner) “Whenpartiesareabletochoosetheirjudges,itcreatestheperceptionthattheyareabletopredeterminetheircase’soutcome,compromisingtheintegrityofourfederaljusticesystem,”shesaidinastatementatthetime.  “Activistplaintiffsshouldnotbeabletohand-pickindividualjudgestosetnationwidepolicy,whichiswhyit’