NY Progressives Vow to Stop Democratic Governor's Nomination of Conservative Judge to Top Court
December 30, 2022
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as posted by the channelIn a remarkable development, New York Democrats look likely to defeat Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul's nomination of Hector LaSalle to be the state's next chief judge, after progressives raised concern about his conservative judicial record and anti-abortion, anti-labor and anti-bail reform positions. "We have a situation here in New York where we have an opportunity to shift the highest court in a progressive direction, and the governor is completely fumbling that opportunity," says Jabari Brisport, a Democratic Socialist state senator in Brooklyn who was one of the first to oppose LaSalle's nomination.
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