Dems Punt Confirmation Vote on Embattled Biden Judicial Nominee

Vote on Michael Delaney’s Nomination canceled by Dems in struggle with marginal senators

Senate Democrats delayed Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Michael Delaney (President Joe Biden’s judicial nominee), who has come under fire for his efforts to unmask a child victim of sexual assault.

Dick Durbin (D. Ill.), chairman Senate Judiciary Committee Cancelled According to the updated schedule, a Thursday committee hearing was scheduled. The top agenda item was Delaney’s nomination. Sources claim that the hearing was cancelled Tuesday evening. According to sources, the cancellation means that there will not be any Judiciary Committee business this week. This leaves Delaney’s nomination as a First Circuit judge in limbo.

Delaney was nominated in January and has since become one of Biden’s most prominent citizens. most controversial nominees. Delaney faces opposition from Republicans and women’s rights advocates for motioning to strip a minor sexual assault victim of anonymity while he served as an attorney for New Hampshire’s St. Paul’s School. His nomination was opposed vocally by Chessy Prout, the victim, and her family.

Two Democratic senators, including Dianne Feinstein from California, are on the Judiciary Committee. They have raised concerns about Delaney’s nomination. Democrats have a one seat majority on the committee. Republicans are united in voting down Delaney.

Three left-leaning groups filed a memo this weekend informing the authorities of their opinions. “grave concerns” About Delaney’s nomination. People for the American Way and the National Women’s Law Center are among those who supported Delaney’s nomination. Call on Senators “further examine” Delaney’s record.

“With continued efforts in the courts to narrow and overturn fundamental and civil rights, we must ensure only nominees who understand the impact of the law on and the need to protect the rights of women, girls, people of color, LGBTQI+ people, pregnant and parenting individuals, and other communities marginalized in our society are confirmed to the federal bench,” According to the groups. “At a time when survivors are shamed for exercising their civil rights to be free from sex discrimination in education, it is essential that we call out the actions of those in power who seek  to minimize the trauma, needs, and lived experiences of survivors.”

Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democratic senator, and Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democratic senator are leading the fight for Delaney’s confirmation. They are the pair. His praises were Record was presented to him by the Senate Judiciary Committee in January. This was an honorable act. “commitment to justice.”

Since the president nominated Delaney as his nominee, members of the Prout clan have been present at every Judiciary Committee meeting. They have tirelessly worked to end his nomination. Chessy’s father, Chessy Prout, stated in a Saturday statement that “Delaney used the ‘totality of his career,’ his accumulated knowledge of victim trauma, and weaponized that knowledge and experience to intimidate a minor victim of sexual assault into silence.” Chessy Prout wrote earlier in the month an op-ed This article was published earlier in the month. “I know Michael Delaney. After what he did, he doesn’t deserve to be a judge.”