People’s Parity Project on Senate Confirmation of Emil Bove

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30 2025

Republican Senators have not just made a mockery of the judicial nomination process, they have taken our democracy one step closer to full-blown authoritarianism.

The following statement is attributable to Molly Coleman, executive director of the People’s Parity Project:

“The confirmation of Emil Bove to the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit exposes the depths Republican Senators will go to place party loyalty ideology above the rule of law and the best interests of the American people. Emil Bove is not only unqualified – he is dangerous. During his time at the Department of Justice, he used his authority to shield January 6 insurrectionists from accountability, warped the Alien Enemies Act to justify unlawful deportations and orchestrated mass firings of prosecutors seen as insufficiently loyal to Trump.

Despite the numerous whistleblowers who bravely came forward to voice their opposition, all but two Republican Senators rammed through his nomination, ignoring his naked contempt for the democratic norms and despotic fealty to the president. 

Now, at the head of one of the most influential courts in the nation, Emil Bove will wield enormous power over cases on immigration, civil rights, voting, and more that will profoundly shape our country’s future for generations to come. Republican Senators have not just made mockery of the judicial nomination process, they have taken our democracy one step closer to full-blown authoritarianism.” 

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