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It's Time for Senators to Do Their Job

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November 2, 2016
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Over 38,000 people have signed Lambda Legal’s petition urging the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Judge Merrick Garland.

Today we sent the first batch of signed petitions to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy.

It’s not too late to add your name. Let the Senate know: Enough is enough!

Sign the petition now!

Last week we learned that the Supreme Court will hear an important case brought by the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia that adopted a discriminatory restroom policy that segregates transgender students from their peers and bars high school senior Gavin Grimm from using the restroom that matches his gender. We need nine justices.

President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee has been waiting 230 days for a hearing. It’s time for senators to do their job.