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The confirmation process for Supreme Court justices has deteriorated because the process has become about politics, legal experts say. “I think unfortunately we’ve reached a… Read More
LawCommentary
The Senate will soon return from its August recess. What kind of judicial-confirmation progress should we expect during the rest of the 116th Congress? Senate Democrats… Read More
LawNews
President Donald Trump has announced nominees for two of the four current vacancies on U.S. appeals courts, where the vacancy rate is already at a… Read More
LawNews
Steven Menashi’s nomination for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest touchstone in the judicial confirmation wars. Liberal commentators and activist groups… Read More
LawCommentary
Left-wing opponents of an impartial and independent judiciary have picked another target: appeals court nominee Steven Menashi. It’s one thing to be honest about a… Read More
LawNews
A White House lawyer nominated for a federal judgeship sharply defended himself Friday from accusations based on a 2010 law review article that he, the… Read More
LawCommentary
The Senate adjourned for the August recess last week, but not before confirming another 13 judges to the U.S. District Court. Now is a good… Read More
LawNews
The Senate this week confirmed 13 judges nominated by President Donald Trump. Though Senate Republicans initially planned to confirm 19 Trump judges before leaving Washington,… Read More
LawNews
The Trump administration gained a rare victory this summer in the most unlikely of venues—the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is widely viewed… Read More
LawNews
President Donald Trump has had what many would consider a successful record on judicial appointments—and has repeatedly cast that success in historical terms. “We have… Read More
