Progressive Voting Rights Lawyer Confirmed as Federal Judge After Fierce Republican Opposition

Dale Ho, director of the ACLU's voting rights project, was confirmed as a Manhattan federal district court judge.
Ho faced criticism from Republicans over past social media posts but apologized and pledged to be impartial.
Ho has challenged Republican voting restrictions and argued before the Supreme Court to block a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Ho is Biden's fifth judicial nominee confirmed for the Southern District of New York and the second active Asian American judge on the court.
Every Democrat except Joe Manchin voted to confirm Ho, while every Republican opposed his nomination.