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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Record Will Show the Truth,’ Matt Whitaker Says of Attacks
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is pushing back against political and media attacks that have dogged him since he took the top job at the… Read More
LawCommentary
4 Key Issues in Neomi Rao’s Judicial Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday held its first judicial confirmation hearing of the year for Neomi Rao, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for… Read More
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Democrat Senator Asks Judicial Nominee to Answer Whether Gay Marriage Is ‘Sinful’
Sen. Cory Booker asked judicial nominee Neomi Rao during a hearing Tuesday if she believed same-sex relationships were “immoral.” “Are gay relationships, in your opinion,… Read More
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Federal District Judges Have Blocked Trump Actions 30 Times, a Record Rate
Federal district judges who preside over a portion of a single state have been able to block President Donald Trump’s actions 30 times through nationwide… Read More
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Trump Nominations Begin to Remake the Liberal 9th Circuit
President Donald Trump is moving to make over the liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has delivered some of the most stinging judicial… Read More
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Trump Targets 9th Circuit, Kavanaugh’s Former Seat Among 51 Judicial Renominations
President Donald Trump renominated 51 federal judges on Wednesday, including the replacement for now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for… Read More
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Senate Adopts Resolution Saying Judicial Nominees Can Be in Knights of Columbus
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska introduced a Senate resolution Wednesday providing that it is unconstitutional to disqualify a nominee from public office based on… Read More
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7 Big Takeaways From William Barr’s AG Confirmation Hearing
William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee he wouldn’t be intimidated by anyone, including President Donald Trump, who nominated him to serve as attorney general…. Read More
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EPA’s Andrew Wheeler to Face Tough Confirmation Hearing
Environmental Protection Agency acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the agency, is preparing for what could be the toughest congressional hearing… Read More
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The Barr Exam: 5 Expected Issues for Trump’s Attorney General Pick
President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general faces a Senate committee Tuesday in what could turn into a proxy fight and speechifying over the probe… Read More
LawCommentary
Thanks to Senate Democrats, Our Judicial Vacancy Crisis Is More Out of Order Than Ever Before
Some people in government don’t even need a shutdown to avoid work. Consider how Senate Democrats are handling President Trump’s judicial nominees. Or, to be more precise, not… Read More
LawAnalysis
By Democrats’ Own Standard, We Have a Judicial Vacancy Crisis
Words like “crisis” are in the eye of the political beholder. But it’s hard to pick a better one to describe the current state of… Read More
LawAnalysis
Before Congress Adds More Judges, Let’s Fill the Current Vacancies
The 115th Congress is wrapping up its legislative business. What will the 116th bring? One likelihood is a bill to expand the federal judiciary. Here’s how… Read More
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6 Things to Know About AG Nominee William Barr
William Barr is a former U.S. attorney general, an advocate of investigating Hillary Clinton, and a bagpipe player for 60 years. President Donald Trump announced… Read More
LawCommentary
Where Trump’s Judicial Picks Stand at the End of This Congress
The 115th Congress is almost finished, with the Senate expected to adjourn by Dec. 14. What does that mean for the process of filling positions… Read More
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Chuck Grassley Scraps Votes on Judges as Jeff Flake Balks to Protect Mueller Probe
The Senate Judiciary Committee late on Wednesday canceled the committee’s votes on nearly two dozen judicial nominees scheduled for later in the week. The committee… Read More
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Schumer Calls for Probe on Whitaker’s Ties to Trump
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a probe into Matthew Whitaker’s ties to President Donald Trump in a Tuesday letter to Michael Horowitz, the… Read More
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3 Senate Democrats Sue to Stop Acting AG Whitaker From Serving
Accusing President Donald Trump of taking “dictatorial” action and “evading accountability,” three Senate Democrats are asking a federal court to prevent his acting attorney general,… Read More
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Shares How She Welcomed Brett Kavanaugh After His Confirmation
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor related one of her first exchanges with Justice Brett Kavanaugh following his bitter confirmation during a wide-ranging interview Saturday with… Read More
LawCommentary
Capping Off the Year With More Impartial Judges
Rumors swirl that the Senate, originally set to adjourn on Dec. 14, may pack it up a week earlier. Since Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,… Read More
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Justice Department Memo Says Whitaker Appointment Is Legal
The Department of Justice issued an advisory opinion confirming the legality of Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general Wednesday, as legal authorities across the… Read More
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As Federal Prosecutor and Watchdog Chief, Acting AG Whitaker Went After Both Democrats, Republicans
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker went after Democratic and Republican politicians alike while serving as a federal prosecutor and as the head of an ethics… Read More
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Trump Taps Regulatory Czar to Succeed Kavanaugh on DC Circuit
President Donald Trump will nominate Neomi Rao, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals… Read More
LawCommentary
A New Way of Tracking Trump’s Judicial Nominees
Addressing a convention of labor commissioners in 1889, prominent government statistician Carroll D. Wright reminded his audience that “figures will not lie,” but warned that… Read More
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12 Potential Trump Nominees for Attorney General
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday, creating a vacancy in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and the opportunity to confirm a new leader at the Department… Read More
LawCommentary
Jeff Sessions Put the Justice Department Back on Course
There is no question that Attorney General Jeff Sessions—who was fired Wednesday—had a rocky relationship with President Donald Trump, tied to Sessions’ recusal from the… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate Election Results Give Republicans Opportunity to Confirm More Judges Faster
The 2018 election results are encouraging, if for no other reason than that more progress can be made in filling judicial vacancies. First, a snapshot… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Democratic Senators Won’t Succeed in Attempt to Block Judicial Nominee
Even with just two months left in this Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee is still holding hearings for judicial nominations. A hearing Wednesday will include… Read More
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Senate Democrats Should Remember Their Own Advice From 2016
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly in February 2016, and President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to that vacancy on March 16, 2016…. Read More
