LawCommentary
What We Need in Our Federal Judges
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
Democrat Obstruction in the Senate Is Hurting Our Courts
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
Trump Taps State Farm Team in Remaking Federal Courts
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
Fact Check: Has Trump Appointed 1 in Every 8 Circuit Court Judges?
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
Senators Need to Stop Asking Judicial Nominees Their Personal Views
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
Trump Judge Tally Setting Records Despite Unprecedented Democrat Obstruction
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
Trump, Republicans Changing Lower Courts for the Better
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
6 More Judicial Nominees Advance in Trump Bid to Reshape Judiciary
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
Senate Confirms ‘the Neil Gorsuch of Louisiana’ to High-Ranking Federal Bench
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
Senate Confirms 3 Key Trump Administration Officials, 3 More Judges
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
