Top LGBTQ+ lawyers accused of judge shopping in Alabama
Published 2024-03-19 17:34 5:34 March 19, 2024 pm A federal judge in Alabama has unsealed a report that accuses dozens of the nation's top LGBTQ+ rights attorneys of improperly trying to select a judge friendly for a lawsuit they brought to the state. The practice of judge shopping, or trying to get a case in front of a judge who will side with an attorney, is not illegal, although it's a practice the federal judiciary has recently tried to discourage. It has recently gotten attention as a tactic used in cases brought by anti-abortion groups. On Tuesday, US District Judge…