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Hiltzik: GOP thinks the court orders they used against Biden should be outlawed — because they now target Trump

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Julian Zelizer : Conservatives used to celebrate judges issuing nationwide court injunctions to block Biden policies.

He says onetime fans of the practice have decided that it's unconstitutional and illegal and needs to be outlawed.

Republicans and conservatives raised no fuss about judge-shopping and nationwide injunctions when they targeted Biden or Obama policies, Zelizer writes.

Zelizer says there are some important differences from the litigation style of Biden 's opponents.

Michael Hiltzik : Judge-shopping isn't illegal, but even conservatives have found it sleazy.

He says the majority of cases were filed in courts where the chance of drawing a specific judge was less than 15% .

Hiltz: Republicans ' stance against judicial activism is more like partisan hypocrisy.

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