Manchin to Oppose Dale Ho Nomination to New York Court Seat (2)

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will oppose Dale Ho’s confirmation as a judge on the Southern District of New York, narrowing the voting rights attorney’s path to the federal bench.

Manchin will vote against Ho’s confirmation when it comes up for a vote currently scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, a Manchin spokesperson told Bloomberg Law. In a brief hallway interview, Manchin said he opposed Ho’s nomination because he’s “extreme left.”

Dale Ho, director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) voting rights project, speaks to media outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019.

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Manchin voted Wednesday against invoking cloture, a vote to cut off debate in which Ho prevailed 50-49. The absence of Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who is hosting a presidential campaign event in ...