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JUST IN: Senate votes to advance nomination of Neomi Rao to be a lifetime US circuit judge.
Rao, 45, has a record of weakening protections for sexual assault survivors, has blamed women for date rape + denounced "special treatment" for minority students huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Rao, 45, has a record of weakening protections for sexual assault survivors, has blamed women for date rape + denounced "special treatment" for minority students huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Rao is on track to fill Brett Kavanaugh's former seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the 2nd most powerful court in the nation.
Every Republican present voted to advance her nomination. Every Dem present voted no. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Every Republican present voted to advance her nomination. Every Dem present voted no. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Rao will get her final confirmation vote on Weds. Here are some things she's previously said about sexual assault, race and LGBTQ rights.
Remember: this is a lifetime court seat. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Remember: this is a lifetime court seat. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Schumer on Rao: “Honestly, where do my Republican colleagues find these ppl? The majority party always nominates judges that have a particular bent, we know that. But the Trump admin's nominees, by and large, are not mainstream conservatives. They’re right-wing ideologues.”
Like so many of Trump's picks for lifetime judgeships, Rao is a member of the conservative Federalist Society, which has been driving Trump’s judicial selection process + funneling anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ nominees to the White House. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Rao isn't just controversial because of her inflammatory writings at Yale. She's also got a track record of weakening protections for sexual assault survivors in her current job with the Trump admin. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Also notable about Rao's impending confirmation on Weds: she'll be seated on the DC Circuit, which is often a stepping stone to a seat on the Supreme Court.
Rao is only 45. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Rao is only 45. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
“A woman, like a man, decides when and how much to drink. And if she drinks to the point where she can no longer choose, well, getting to that point was part of her choice."
Neomi Rao wrote this when she was at Yale. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Neomi Rao wrote this when she was at Yale. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
"... a good way to avoid a potential date rape is to stay reasonably sober.”
"...when playing the modern dating game women have to understand and accept the consequences of their sexuality.”
Rao also wrote this at Yale. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
"...when playing the modern dating game women have to understand and accept the consequences of their sexuality.”
Rao also wrote this at Yale. huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
Anyway, just your regular reminder that if you've ever said really offensive things about women or people of color or LGBTQ people, you're in luck: Republicans will still confirm you to a lifetime seat on a federal court! 🇺🇸huffpost.com/entry/neomi-ra…
