"Combatting Judge Shopping: Restoring Credibility to the Legal System"

Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell are introducing separate bills to address the issue of "judge shopping" in federal courts, where plaintiffs strategically choose sympathetic judges for high-stakes cases. Schumer's bill aims to end the practice by following guidance from the federal judiciary's policymaking body, while McConnell's bill seeks to limit the power of a single district court judge to issue nationwide injunctions and block federal policy across the entire country. Both bills take different approaches to curb the pursuit of sympathetic judges by litigants, but their prospects for becoming law are uncertain as neither has drawn co-sponsors from the opposing party.