Dems Paint Ninth Circuit Nominee as DC Carpetbagger
On deck for a Ninth Circuit judgeship, a lawyer who has spent the last 11 years on the Beltway faced tough questions Wednesday about whether he can still call California his home.
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Senate Confirms Ninth Circuit Judge for Second Time in a Week
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a Los Angeles attorney to a seat on the Ninth Circuit after he faced criticisms from Democrats over his record of representing fossil fuel companies in court, making him the second Trump nominee added to the San Francisco-based appeals court in a week.
Read moreRosenstein Successor at Justice Confirmed by Senate
President Donald Trump’s choice to take over the second highest position in the Justice Department won Senate confirmation Thursday.
Read moreSwamp Creatures Emerge in Interior Confirmation Hearing
With multiple masked swamp creatures in attendance, former oil lobbyist and current acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt faced both praise and condemnation along party lines in his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Thursday.
Read moreSenate Adds Fourth Trump Nominee to Ninth Circuit
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed an Arizona magistrate judge and former federal prosecutor to a seat on the Ninth Circuit, the fourth Trump nominee to be approved for the San Francisco-based appeals court.
Read moreLawyer Who Backed Ban on Gay Marriage Confirmed to 6th Circuit
The Senate confirmed Ohio’s state solicitor to a seat on the Sixth Circuit on Thursday, the body’s second such installment in as many days.
Read moreSenate Confirms Barr as New Trump Attorney General
The Senate confirmed William Barr as attorney general Thursday, putting him at the head of the Justice Department for the second time in his career and in position to oversee Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Read moreSenate Presses Ex-Justice Officials on Barr Nomination
Wrapping up the confirmation hearing of Attorney General nominee William Barr, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled several past officials Wednesday on the president’s power to control the entire executive branch.
Read moreSenate Presses Barr on Recusal Over Mueller Criticism
Denying that his public comments on the Russia investigation have already put his impartiality in doubt, Attorney General nominee William Barr refused at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday to say whether he will recuse himself.
Read moreBarr to Back Mueller Probe in Senate Confirmation Battle
The Senate is not set to confirm William Barr as U.S. attorney general until Tuesday, but an advance copy of the nominee’s statement shows Barr will vow not to interfere in the special counsel’s investigation.
Read more‘Look at Me’: Women Confront Flake on Kavanaugh Support
Emotions ran high in the U.S. Capitol Friday over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Soon after Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced he’d vote to confirm Kavanaugh, two women cornered him in an elevator as he headed back to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Read moreExperts Advise Senate on Kavanaugh Nomination
Concluding a four-day confirmation hearing, supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh praised the judge’s temperament and legal mind Friday, while witnesses opposing him warned senators he would be a consistent vote against abortion, voting rights and affirmative action.
Read moreBattle Over Documents Renewed at Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
Secret documents from the George W. Bush White House took immediate refocus Thursday as the Senate began its third day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Read moreKavanaugh Stresses Independence in Senate Hot Seat
Judge Brett Kavanaugh touted judicial independence Wednesday as Senate Democrats grilled the Supreme Court nominee with pointed questions about his views of executive authority, including on the president’s authority over a special counsel.
Read moreRecords Issue Roils Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
In a confirmation hearing that began Tuesday with raucous protests, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assured the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would apply the law evenly if confirmed.
Read moreTwo Trump Nominees to Fourth Circuit Sail Through Senate
A federal prosecutor and judge nominated for the Fourth Circuit appeals court by President Donald Trump won the overwhelming support Thursday of the U.S. Senate.
Read moreNonanswers Pave the Way for Judicial Nominees at Senate
After 64 years on the books, the landmark civil rights ruling Brown v. Board of Education has featured prominently in Senate judicial confirmation hearings of late. Experts are divided on how to interpret silence on the precedent by nominees.
Read moreSenate Confirms Parker for Federal Bench in Tennessee
The Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed a former prosecutor and corporate defense attorney to a seat on a federal court in Tennessee.
Read moreSenate Confirms Katsas to DC Circuit
The Senate confirmed a White House lawyer to a seat on the D.C. Circuit court Tuesday evening, despite objections from Democrats who claim he will not be independent from the president who nominated him.
Read moreReady for Gorsuch Filibuster, GOP Threatens Nuclear Option
Setting the stage for the first Supreme Court nominee confirmed via “nuclear option,” the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judge Neil Gorsuch to the full Senate floor by a party-line vote Monday.
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