Washington, DC – After Senate Republicans filibustered – for the second time – the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Constitutional Accountability Center Vice President Judith E. Schaeffer issued the following statement:

“Today’s vote is a breathtaking example of the partisan dysfunction that is crippling Washington, DC. This Senate Republican filibuster leaves the second most important court in our Nation with nearly 40% of its judicial seats vacant, impairing justice and putting an enormous toll on the judiciary as well as on the lives of extraordinarily well-qualified nominees such as Caitlin Halligan. A minority in the Senate turned away a nominee who Americans are lucky to have willing to serve their country, which can only discourage other highly qualified candidates from stepping forward in the future.”

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Resources:

CAC materials on the nomination of Caitlin Halligan, including endorsement letters sent to the Senate and responses to Republican arguments against her nomination: 

http://theusconstitution.org/issue/judiciary/nominations/halligan

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Constitutional Accountability Center (www.theusconstitution.org) is a think tank, public interest law firm, and action center dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution’s text and history.

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