Sen Durbin mulls reviving tool that could stymie Trump nominees in another term

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Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., signaled his willingness to discuss bringing back a past Senate norm of allowing home state senators to nix judicial nominees they take issue with, as the potential of former President Trump being elected once again in November has become more evident.

During a recent Judiciary Committee mark-up, Durbin responded to Republican frustrations over their inability to prevent certain circuit court judicial nominees in their state or region from moving forward, due to a lack of consideration for "blue slips," or the approval or opposition of home state senators.

The informal tool was routinely honored by the committee chairman for decades before the courtesy ceased to be offered in 2017.

"I'm ready to open this conversation and dialogue on a bipartisan basis," Durbin said last week.

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