Judiciary Committee Advances One Circuit Court Nominee, Eleven District Court Nominees

Statement

Key Durbin quotes on today's nominees:

"[Judge Nathan is] highly qualified… [For] 10 years, she served with distinction on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. [She has] authored over 1,500 opinions, [and] presided over 45 trials that have gone to verdict or judgement… Judge Nathan was found unanimously "Well Qualified' by the ABA."

"[Dale Ho is] a highly skilled litigator with a significant appellate practice… He's spent the majority of his career as a civil rights lawyer… [with] experience in long-running, complex civil matters and in proceedings for preliminary relief."

Durbin also spoke to his support for the American Innovation and Choice Online Act:

"This legislation addresses the efforts by online platforms to use their market dominance to preference their own products over those of other businesses that use the platform, or to discriminate against other businesses in the enforcement of the platform's terms of service in a way that would materially harm competition."

"I believe this bill is a step in the right direction, and I am particularly encouraged by a group that I respect--Consumer Reports--which sent a letter this week saying that they applauded the bipartisan group of Senators working together to address the problematic market power of the largest online platforms."

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