Liberals Push Congress for ‘Robust’ Lower Court Expansion (2)

Two dozen progressive organizations want Congress to expand the lower courts beyond what the federal judiciary itself has recommended.

The groups sent a letter Monday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the panel’s top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), calling for “a more robust approach” to additional judgeships that reflects rising caseloads.

Major unions like the National Educational Association and Service Employees International Union are among the cross-section of the left that signed the letter shared with Bloomberg Law that suggests lower court expansion could be a focus for liberals.

“Without an efficient court system, Americans struggle to ...