Federal judges appointed by Trump are starting to leave their mark

In 2015, Donald Zimmerman, a conservative city councilman in Austin, Texas, tried a novel strategy to win re-election: suing his own city.

Zimmerman thought the city's $350 limit on municipal campaign donations violated the First Amendment.

A federal judge disagreed. After Zimmerman appealed, the full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to hear his case, with one judge writing a dissent.

That was James C. Ho, newly appointed to that court by President Donald Trump. He argued that not only did Zimmerman have a case, but also that all donation limits