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lena zwarensteyn | she/her/hers @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social · 20h

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lena zwarensteyn | she/her/hers @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social · Jul 30

DISQUALIFYING. Tung is unfit to serve in a lifetime position and should not be trusted to recognize, protect, and advance our rights.

patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 30

love to see Senator @padilla.senate.gov confronting 9th Circuit nominee Eric Tung (nominated to a California seat) with this photo of him.

Senator Padilla holding up an image of judicial nominee Eric Tung holding up a sign that says "UNION NO."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 30

WOW. in response to @booker.senate.gov, 9th Circuit nominee Eric Tung repeatedly refuses to say Democrats aren't evil

BOOKER: Do you think that today's Democrats are relentless and evil?

TUNG: You're asking me to comment on a political question...I cannot & should not speculate or comment on that.

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 30

NEW from @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social on Bove confirmation: “Our federal courts must serve and work for all of us, and they must be staffed with judges who are fair-minded, ethical, and committed to respecting our rights and upholding the law & Constitution. Emil Bove fails on each of these measures."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jul 30

Lena Zwarensteyn, from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after Bove's confirmation.

It ends like this: “Today’s vote was shameful. History will remember.”

The Leadership Conference Condemns Confirmation of Emil Bove

WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit:

“Our federal courts must serve and work for all of us, and they must be staffed with judges who are fair-minded, ethical, and committed to respecting our rights and upholding the law and Constitution. Emil Bove fails on each of these measures. The Senate’s confirmation of Mr. Bove to the Third Circuit is a disgrace that jeopardizes equal justice in America. His deeply inadequate judicial temperament, his unacceptable record of abusing power, and his disturbing efforts to seek retaliation while at the Justice Department should have been disqualifying. Instead, he was rewarded with a lifetime position on a powerful appellate court. Every senator who voted to confirm Mr. Bove — despite serious, troubling, and increasing whistleblower revelations and so many unanswered questions — has failed their constituents and our country. They have further undermined the independence of the federal judiciary and are complicit in all that Mr. Bove will accomplish on the bench on behalf of the president and his anti-civil and human rights agenda.

“This is not okay. For the future of our courts and our democracy, this cannot be the new normal for the U.S. Senate. We need judges who are fair-minded and ethical, who are qualified to serve in the role, and who will treat all people respectfully and uphold the rights of all of us. We’re grateful to the bipartisan group of senators who showed up for our democracy and opposed this nomination, and we urge all senators to take seriously their obligation to scrutinize the records of judicial nominees. The Senate can and must do better.

“Today’s vote was shameful. History will remember.”

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 24

"The Senate’s advancement of Emil Bove’s nomination to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit is shameful and should alarm everyone who cares about our courts, our democracy, and the future of equal justice in America." @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social www.alternet.org/emil-bove-se...

'Appalling': Republicans blasted for 'rubber stamp' vote to advance 'nastiest' Trump pick

Senate Republicans thwarted a Democratic filibuster on Thursday, clearing the way to advance Emil Bove’s nomination to the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove, who previously served as President...

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lena zwarensteyn | she/her/hers @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social · Jul 24

A mistake?

This is a lifetime nomination. We expect that all Senators FULLY vet each and everyone one of these nominees.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Jul 24

NEW: Sen. Angus King admits he made "a mistake" when he voted Tuesday to confirm Josh Divine, an 35-year-old archconservative with a long record of attacking abortion rights, to a lifetime federal judgeship.

“I took Josh Hawley’s advice." www.huffpost.com/entry/angus-... w/ @igorbobic.bsky.social

Oops! Pro-Choice Senator Admits Vote For Anti-Abortion Judge Was ‘A Mistake’

The Maine senator says he was "not fully” aware of Josh Divine’s record, but "took Josh Hawley’s advice” to confirm him to a lifetime federal judgeship.

www.huffpost.com

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 24

Senator @booker.senate.gov on Bove nomination: "This is a time for another profile in courage. I'm hoping my Republican colleagues will look at the evidence and join in the conclusion held by so many patriots in our country and not let this man on one of the highest courts in the land."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sen. @booker.senate.gov "Willful ignorance does not excuse any of us from our responsibility to seek the truth...I plead with my colleagues: Look at the facts. Give it your scrutiny. Analyze this nominee. Look at his record. Emil Bove has shown...his disrespect for the very office he seeks to hold."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Sen. @schiff.senate.gov: "He is there whenever Trump needs someone to carry out his will, regardless of ethical or even legal considerations. And dedicated public servants, career prosecutors are standing up to him, willing to risk their jobs, willing to risk retaliation by a vindictive president."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Sen @hirono.senate.gov: "Far from an independent, fair-minded jurist, Mr. Bove is willing to use whatever means he deems necessary to meet the ends sought by Donald Trump...No question that the reason Mr. Bove came to President Trump's attention is his complete loyalty...which he manifests clearly."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Senator @hirono.senate.gov says that Emil Bove is unfit for a lifetime judgeship given his disregard for the rule of law and his temperament. "There are so many red flags regarding this nominee...Mr. Bove has no respect for the rule of law or the courts that uphold it."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Senator @whitehouse.senate.gov: "This is a mark my words moment about an individual who will continue to disgrace himself and the rule of law if we put him on the bench."

"The mad dash to jam through this nominee...is a new low."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Sen. @welch.senate.gov underscoring Emil Bove's incredible lack of judicial temperament & disrespect for the rule of law. Says he's been an "active participant in political payback" & that Trump has made clear the people he wants appointed are people who will put him and his political desires first.

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Senator @kim.senate.gov says that the people of New Jersey and the country deserve better than Emil Bove and that "the answer must be no" on his confirmation. Speaking powerfully against Bove's nomination to a New Jersey seat on the Third Circuit, hitting home Bove's fierce loyalty to Trump.

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Senator @durbin.senate.gov: "President Trump is going to continue to nominate extreme, unqualified individuals unless the Senate takes a stand...I urge my colleagues: Vote against Mr. Bove and all future nominees who are only loyal to the president and not to the Constitution."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Senator @blumenthal.senate.gov on Trump's judicial nominees: "These nominations are unqualified...and if confirmed they'd extend the administration in its reach into the courts, in effect co-signing the president's most destructive and dangerous impulses, regardless of legality."

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 23

HAPPENING NOW: Senate Dems are speaking on the floor about Trump's judicial nominees. @blumenthal.senate.gov says they're discussing one of the most important decisions they're going to make with respect to the future of justice in America — the nomination of Emil Bove to serve on the Third Circuit.

Senator Richard Blumenthal speaking on the Senate floor.

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lena zwarensteyn | she/her/hers @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social · Jul 22

What are Senate Republicans hiding? Rushing this vote for a LIFETIME seat?

patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 22

As @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social said earlier today, “Our courts must work for everyone and serve all people in America, but Emil Bove’s appointment to the Third Circuit would only work for the wealthy and powerful and serve the interests of this president and his anti-civil rights agenda."

Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · Jul 22

Senate has been frozen for a few hours -- now taking procedural vote that will allow Thune to file cloture (set up votes) to confirm Emil Bove to Third Circuit court

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 17

“I think when it comes down to it...in a lifetime position that requires good judgment, wise discretion, good temperament and the dedication to the rights of all, Mr. Bove fails on every single one of those accounts," @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social told @statesnewsroom.com.

Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · Jul 17

DEMOCRATS WALK OUT on US Senate Judiciary vote on Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove -- by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...

Democrats walk out on US Senate Judiciary vote on Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove

WASHINGTON — Despite a walkout from Democrats, Senate Republicans tasked with vetting nominees to the federal bench on Thursday claimed to advance President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense atto...

www.newsfromthestates.com

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lena zwarensteyn | she/her/hers @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social · Jul 17

Bove should NOT be in a lifetime seat on our federal judiciary. What Chair Grassley forced today is appalling - the disrespect, the intentional rush and hiding of critical information, the silencing of a whistleblower… It’s appalling. And for a guy whose temperament alone is disqualifying…

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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · Jul 16

To elevate Emil Bove to a lifetime judicial appointment without fully investigating his disgraceful conduct at DOJ would violate every senator's duty to ensure we remain a nation of laws.

900 Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers Urge Senate Not to Confirm Bove as Federal Appeals Judge

www.nytimes.com

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · Jul 15

"Her limited legal career shows a demonstrated hostility towards the protection of civil and human rights...which should be disqualifying for any judicial nominee." @lzwarensteyn.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/news/whitney...

First Confirmed Judge of Second Trump Term Called a 'Direct Threat' to Fundamental Freedoms | Common Dreams

"Whitney Hermandorfer has a clear record of putting her loyalty to Donald Trump over the Constitution," said one watchdog.

www.commondreams.org

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · Jul 15

Lawyers for ICE are increasingly hiding their identities in court. This is completely unprecedented.

“We’re not really doing names publicly,” said Judge ShaSha Xu — after stating her own name and those of the immigrants and their lawyers.

theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...

ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court

ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.

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Common Cause NC @commoncausenc.bsky.social · Jul 15

NEW: More than 75 former judges urge Senate committee to REJECT Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove.

“Mr. Bove’s egregious record of mistreating law enforcement officers, abusing power, and disregarding the law itself disqualifies him for this position,” the former judges wrote.

More: bit.ly/44OGwoq

More than 75 former judges urge Senate committee to reject Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove | CNN Politics

More than 75 former federal and state judges on Tuesday called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, to a prestigi...

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