In Brief: "Blue Slip" Blues (with Leigh Ann Caldwell)
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audio
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Government
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Politics
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Publication Date |
Feb 13, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:20:33
Preet speaks with Leigh Ann Caldwell, a political reporter at the Washington Post, about the future of the Senate’s “blue slip” policy, which gives United States Senators the power to veto the nomination of certain federal judges and prosecutors in their home states. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. References & Supplemental Materials: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post “Senators prepare for a showdown over judges and ‘blue slips,’” Washington Post, 1/30/23 Dylan Matthews, “Senate Republicans are making it easier to push through Trump's judge picks,” Vox, 11/16/17 Editorial Board, “How to Stop a Senator From Blocking a Federal Judge,” New York Times, 2/6/23 For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Preet speaks with Leigh Ann Caldwell, a political reporter at the Washington Post, about the future of the Senate’s “blue slip” policy, which gives United States Senators the power to veto the nomination of certain federal judges and prosecutors in their home states. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. References & Supplemental Materials: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post “Senators prepare for a showdown over judges and ‘blue slips,’” Washington Post, 1/30/23 Dylan Matthews, “Senate Republicans are making it easier to push through Trump's judge picks,” Vox, 11/16/17 Editorial Board, “How to Stop a Senator From Blocking a Federal Judge,” New York Times, 2/6/23 For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Preet speaks with Leigh Ann Caldwell, a political reporter at the Washington Post, about the future of the Senate’s “blue slip” policy, which gives United States Senators the power to veto the nomination of certain federal judges and prosecutors in their home states.

Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338.

References & Supplemental Materials:

  • Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post
  • “Senators prepare for a showdown over judges and ‘blue slips,’” Washington Post, 1/30/23
  • Dylan Matthews, “Senate Republicans are making it easier to push through Trump's judge picks,” Vox, 11/16/17
  • Editorial Board, “How to Stop a Senator From Blocking a Federal Judge,” nominations-senate.html">New York Times, 2/6/23

For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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