While it is not law, Senate custom for vetting U.S. attorneys and district court nominees has long required the approval of home-state senators, which is given though the return of a document known as a blue slip. Schumer says he will not return blue slips for nominees Jay Clayton and Joseph Nocella.
While it is not law, Senate custom for vetting U.S. attorneys and district court nominees has long required the approval of home-state senators, which is given though the return of a document known as a blue slip. Schumer says he will not return blue slips for nominees Jay Clayton and Joseph Nocella.
