LawCommentary
Hours after President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said: “The American… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate Democrats are trying to use the magician’s trick of misdirection to cast doubt on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s fitness for the Supreme Court. It won’t… Read More
LawCommentary
As the Senate begins the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, senators must evaluate Kavanaugh’s qualifications to determine what kind of justice his… Read More
LawCommentary
The process for appointing all federal judges is the same, and it includes three steps: the president nominates, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing,… Read More
LawNews
The day after President Donald Trump announced his nomination of federal Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the… Read More
LawCommentary
As Sen. Bob Dole once said, the judges a president appoints may be his most profound legacy. Federal judges have become increasingly powerful, much more… Read More
LawCommentary
The level of conflict over President Donald Trump’s judicial nominations exceeds anything in recent memory. That conflict will only escalate should a new vacancy occur… Read More
LawCommentary
Our federal courts are facing a vacancy crisis like never before. The number of judicial vacancies across the federal bench has averaged 142 so far… Read More
LawNews
The staffs of state attorneys general have become fertile ground for President Donald Trump to pick appeals court judges, as the president has shifted the… Read More
LawNews
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed that one-eighth of all circuit court judges have been appointed by President Donald Trump. Verdict: True Of the 165… Read More
LawCommentary
On Thursday, in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s business meeting, Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, addressed efforts to force judicial nominees to express personal views on issues… Read More
LawCommentary
The Senate confirmations on May 15 of two more of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees bring the total number approved so far in the 115th Congress… Read More
LawCommentary
If all Donald Trump did with these four years was balance the courts, his presidency would still be a success. Lucky for us, he’s got… Read More
LawNews
President Donald Trump is completing a strong week, and is set to kick off a strong next week, in his push to reshape the federal… Read More
LawCommentary
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
PoliticsNews
After months of lagging in confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees for top executive branch posts, the Republican-led Senate helped the president staff up with a… Read More
LawNews
CIA Director Mike Pompeo would be a “positive agent for change” as secretary of state, more than 100 conservative leaders say in a memo supporting… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Democrats have slowed President Donald Trump’s efforts to build his administration by pushing the maximum 30 hours of debate for nearly every one of… Read More
LawNews
President Donald Trump had a successful year in seating appeals court judges, but it is lower-level federal courts that have blocked much of his policy… Read More
LawNews
Selecting federal judges and limiting government are the “flip side of the same coin,” White House counsel Don McGahn told conservative activists gathered outside Washington…. Read More
LawAnalysis
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced he won’t hold up two judicial nominees any more because of “blue slips.” We explain. Plus: drama at the Consumer… Read More
LawCommentary
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a political hot potato since the day it was created as part of the legislative response to the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says Democrats have forced the Senate into 47 cloture votes this year alone on President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, compared with… Read More
LawCommentary
The consideration of federal judges with lifetime appointments is perhaps the most important and long-lasting work the Senate will do between now and the end… Read More
LawCommentary
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
LawCommentary
A legal powerhouse from Louisiana with a history of championing religious freedom is among President Donald Trump’s outstanding nominees for federal judgeships. Kyle Duncan is… Read More
LawCommentary
The Senate confirmed five new federal judges this week, bringing President Donald Trump’s total to date to 13 jurists. The Senate voted to confirm Amy… Read More
LawNews
Every Democrat in the Senate has an opportunity to stand for religious liberty this week in a vote to confirm a nominee for a federal… Read More
LawNews
Senate Republicans are heading into four votes this week to confirm appeals court judges. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell served notice late last week that the… Read More
LawNews
Prominent conservatives are faulting a Republican senator for one of President Donald Trump’s stalled nominations. In a memo released on Tuesday, the Conservative Action Project… Read More
