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Civil‑division nominee Brett Shumate defends past litigation positions, faces questions on nationwide injunctions and independent agencies
Summary
Sen. Chuck Grassley introduced Brett Shumate as the nominee to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Division and lawmakers pressed him about nationwide injunctions and past advocacy on independent agencies and a birthright‑citizenship order.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced Brett Shumate as the nominee to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Division. Senators probed Shumate about litigation positions he has taken in private practice and while serving in the department, and about the civil division's role in defending executive actions.
The hearing highlighted two recurring topics: the use of universal or nationwide injunctions by district courts and Shumate's prior advocacy on removal protections for independent agencies and the administration's birthright‑citizenship executive order.
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