EDITORIAL: Biden vetoes lifeline to federal courts and litigants

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : When Republicans gain control of the Senate in January, they should resuscitate the JUDGES Act and send it to the White House for Mr. Trump's signature.
53% : "The president's veto will contribute to the pattern of growing caseloads and increasing backlogs that hurt litigants and weakens public confidence in our courts," said a statement from Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr., director of the administrative office of the U.S. courts.
42% : On Monday, President Joe Biden vetoed the JUDGES Act, which would have added 66 new judges to the federal courts.
24% : In reality, the president and some House Democrats are unhappy with the November election results and don't want leave the appointment of additional federal judges to Donald Trump.

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