"Federal Courts Crack Down on 'Judge Shopping' with New Policy"

The federal judiciary has approved a new policy to combat "judge shopping" by randomly assigning civil actions seeking to bar or implement state or federal actions to judges throughout a district, aiming to prevent litigants from filing cases before specific judges to secure favorable decisions. The policy aims to address concerns over national injunctions and the strategic selection of judges for conservative cases, but it may not fully eliminate forum shopping as litigants can still choose districts and courts based on their preferences and the composition of the court.