Tiffany Bates, formerly a legal policy analyst in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, is an associate at Consovoy McCarthy PLLC.
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Earlier this year, 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke to The Heritage Foundation’s “SCOTUS 101” podcast about what it was like clerking for Supreme… Read More
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The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to confirm all-star appellate lawyer Kyle Duncan to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Duncan is President Donald… Read More
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Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Neil Gorsuch taking his seat on the Supreme Court. In his first year, he has proven to be—as Donald… Read More
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On Monday, Jill Abramson penned a scurrilous article for New York magazine titled “The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas”—the latest in a long line of… Read More
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The Supreme Court is gearing up to hear one of the most important cases of the 2017 term. In Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights… Read More
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This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee considered two of President Donald Trump’s best nominations to date—Kyle Duncan for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,… Read More
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On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the addition of five individuals to his outstanding list of potential candidates for a future Supreme Court vacancy. As… Read More
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This week, two nominees to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, facing fierce opposition from Democrats. President Donald… Read More
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., supports an important step toward fixing the backlog of judicial nominations that are piling up in the Senate. McConnell… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s nominations for judgeships on federal courts have been excellent so far, and his just-announced nominees to fill four appeals court vacancies in… Read More
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Oregon’s two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, have announced they will seek to block the confirmation of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals… Read More
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Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., seems determined to block a judicial nominee from his home state. On Tuesday, Franken announced his intent to obstruct Minnesota Supreme… Read More
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“Do you consider yourself an orthodox Catholic?” is an unusual and inappropriate question for a senator to ask a judicial nominee. In fact, the Constitution… Read More
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After four days of scrutinizing hearings and nearly a week of vociferous debate, the U.S. Senate has voted 54-45 to confirm Neil Gorsuch as an… Read More
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Tuesday night, President Donald Trump announced his nomination for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia last February. Trump nominated… Read More
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Sunday night’s second presidential debate underscored the importance of the next Supreme Court justice, as the candidates and questioners alike recognized that the fate of… Read More
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When Americans cast their ballots for the next president this November, they will not only select the next commander in chief and primary enforcer of… Read More
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Sen. Chuck Schumer has reminded us just how important the upcoming presidential election will be in shaping the federal judiciary, calling getting a progressive Supreme… Read More
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The plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court and the courtroom itself were full of people you don’t normally see at the court—priests, ministers, and nuns… Read More
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Last week, over the dissent of Justice Samuel Alito, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a prison’s refusal to allow a… Read More
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Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, in a case very similar to another one pending before the Supreme Court, issued an… Read More
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On Monday night, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck a blow to President Barack Obama’s attempt to… Read More
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Those who drafted the Constitution and subsequent amendments labored over every word that would be included in our charter of liberty. But today some clauses… Read More
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The Obama administration continues its persistent attack on the Little Sisters of the Poor following their challenge to the Obamacare abortion drug mandate. Earlier this… Read More
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The U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to finally get rid of racial discrimination in college admissions. The court agreed this week to review, for… Read More
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Justice Antonin Scalia is known for his sharp wit and even sharper pen. He pulled no punches in his dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision… Read More
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The Supreme Court justices will be hard at work churning out decisions through the end of June, but April brings to a close oral arguments… Read More
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Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement Monday that he will run for president has Donald Trump, the ladies on “The View,” and others in the birther… Read More
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This week, Abigail Fisher asked the Supreme Court to review her case against the University of Texas at Austin for race-based discrimination for a second… Read More
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Today the Supreme Court will be back in full swing, hearing oral arguments in a number of important cases. In addition to a case dealing… Read More
