President Barack Obama campaigned on the premise of hope and change, but any radical shake-up to Pennsylvania’s federal courts that his liberal supporters wanted was stymied by partisan politics as usual.
Legal experts said it was believed that Obama would appoint left-leaning judges more willing to take up social causes, cementing the president’s legacy on civil rights issues. Instead, the reality of an ongoing political deadlock forced Obama to appoint moderate judges.
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