LawCommentary
There Should Be No Religious Tests for Judicial Nominees
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke Monday on the Senate floor about the case of Amy Coney Barrett, President… Read More
LawNews
White House Rebuts Attacks by Democrats, New York Times on Catholic Court Nominee
The White House, saying Congress should support religious freedom, came to the defense of a judicial nominee who has been attacked by Democrat senators and… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Trump’s Appeals Court Nominees Are Backed Up in the Senate
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
LawNews
Likely Next Solicitor General Fought for Nuns, Against Disputed Obama Appointees
After racking up victories against the Obama administration before the Supreme Court, Noel Francisco is expected to be confirmed by the Senate to manage the… Read More
SocietyNews
Religious Freedom Advocates Rebuke Al Franken for ‘Hate Group’ Slur
One of the nation’s most respected champions of religious liberty draws a line at being called a hate group by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. During… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Can a Christian Serve as a Judge Anymore?
Earlier this month, during a judicial confirmation hearing for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Amy Barrett, who is a Catholic law professor, Sen…. Read More
LawCommentary
How to Stop Democrats From Stonewalling Judicial Nominees
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
LawNews
Trump Continues to Remake the Federal Judiciary
President Donald Trump submitted another slate of judicial nominees to the Senate Thursday, naming candidates to the powerful federal appeals courts based in Washington, D.C.,… Read More
LawCommentary
Al Franken Obstructs Judicial Nominee Because He’s ‘in the Mold’ of Thomas and Scalia
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
LawCommentary
2 Democrat Senators Show Hostility to Religion in Questions for Judicial Nominee
“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
LawNews
Trump Appoints More Judges in 200 Days Than Obama, Bush, Clinton
President Donald Trump has moved quickly in trying to fill federal court vacancies, outpacing his immediate predecessors during the first 200 days in office in… Read More
LawNews
The Stalling Technique 2 Democrats Are Using to Block a Conservative Judge
The confirmation process for one of President Donald Trump’s judicial picks is stalled because the two U.S. senators from the nominee’s home state have not… Read More
SocietyNews
50,000 Ask Bernie Sanders to Apologize for Attack on Trump Nominee’s Faith
Over 50,000 individuals so far have signed an online petition asking Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to apologize for his public attack on the Christian beliefs… Read More
LawNews
Trump, Keeping Campaign Promise, Picks More Conservative Judges
President Donald Trump submitted a new slate of judicial nominees to the Senate Wednesday, naming nine appointees to federal courts across the country. The list… Read More
LawNews
Younger Judicial Nominees Give Trump Chance for Legacy in Courts
President Donald Trump will begin to leave his mark on the lower courts of the federal judiciary with 10 nominees named Monday, many of them… Read More
LawCommentary
This Government Office Has Long Needed Reform. Now, Congress Is Acting.
U.S. industries that depend heavily on copyright—which protects books, movies, films, photos, music, as well as software from unauthorized reproduction by third parties—are an important… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Has Fewest Cabinet Secretaries Confirmed Since George Washington
It took nearly a month, but President Donald Trump is finally operating with at least half of his Cabinet in place. Not since George Washington… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump’s Acting Treasury Secretary, an Obama Holdover, Helped Craft Iran Nuclear Deal
As President Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary continues to wait for Senate confirmation, an architect of the Obama administration’s Iran nuclear deal is currently… Read More
LawNews
Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
The Senate voted 52-47 Wednesday night to confirm Jeff Sessions, a longtime U.S. senator and former federal prosecutor, as the nation’s 84th attorney general. Only… Read More
LawCommentary
Grand Theft Judiciary? The Senate, the President, and the Supreme Court
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., recently accused his Republican colleagues of committing a “crime against our Constitution.” This is a serious accusation, given that all senators… Read More
LawNews
Trump Faces Senate Boycotts on Nominees That Bush, Obama Didn’t
Since the Senate started holding hearings on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level nominations, Senate Democrats have employed a variety of tactics to delay the… Read More
LawCommentary
Don’t Let the Democrats Fool You About a 60-Vote Threshold for Neil Gorsuch
This week, I had the pleasure of being at the White House when President Donald Trump introduced his nominee to be associate justice of the… Read More
LawNews
Democrats Send Mixed Signals on Senate Vote for Neil Gorsuch
Several Democrat senators are sending mixed signals as to whether they will support an up-or-down vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court…. Read More
LawNews
Neil Gorsuch Could Rule on These 3 Big Cases If He Joins Supreme Court Soon
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court could have a say in rulings on religious freedom, transgender bathrooms in schools, and private property rights,… Read More
LawCommentary
A Closer Look at Neil Gorsuch, an Excellent Choice for the Supreme Court
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
LawNews
Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, using the first prime-time address of his presidency to fulfill… Read More
LawCommentary
How Senate Republicans Can Break a Supreme Court Filibuster
President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the open seat on the Supreme Court—whoever it may be—can expect rough treatment from Senate Democrats. Minority Leader Charles… Read More
LawNews
Democrats Change Tune After Demanding Up-or-Down Vote on Supreme Court Nominee in 2016
Senate Democrats who last year called for an up-or-down vote on Supreme Court nominees changed their tune as President Donald Trump prepared to announce his… Read More
LawNews
Trump Likely to Name 1 of These 2 Judges to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump returns to prime time Tuesday for the biggest announcement of his presidency so far. He will reveal at 8 p.m. EST his… Read More
PoliticsNews
13 of Trump’s Cabinet Nominees Await Senate Approval, Leaving Agencies Without a Leader
President Donald Trump moved at a blistering pace to fulfill several campaign promises during his first week in the White House. At the other end… Read More
