Schumer Threatens Legislation If Texas Federal Court Won’t Discourage Judge-Shopping

Schumer Threatens Legislation If Texas Federal Court Won’t Discourage Judge-Shopping
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and President Joe Biden arrive at the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has threatened to push legislation to force a federal district court in Texas that has repeatedly ruled against the Biden administration to discourage alleged forum-shopping by Republican plaintiffs.

Schumer is among Democrats who are angry that Texas-based Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, has issued a series of rulings opposed by Democrats.