Republican Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri is introducing legislation named the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines (BOASBERG) Act, aimed at curbing what he calls "rogue" federal judges from being able to handpick cases involving President Donald Trump's administration. The bill is named after US District Judge James Boasberg, whom Schmitt has criticised as a partisan actor over rulings against Trump, and reflects a broader Republican push to challenge judges seen as obstructing the president's agenda through the practice known as "judge shopping".

The proposed act would seek to enforce randomisation in how cases are assigned to judges, preventing litigants from steering politically sensitive lawsuits toward specific courts or judges perceived as sympathetic to their position. Schmitt has separately called for Boasberg's impeachment, accusing him of partisan conduct in cases connected to the Trump administration, and discussed the proposal in an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo.