Senator Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Wednesday vowed to block President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees until the Senate takes a vote on a bill meant to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Read moreAt the San Francisco Bar Association’s downtown headquarters Tuesday, a panel of experts weighed in on the cases they find most interesting, as well as how the newly constituted bench has been affected by the contentious confirmation process of its newest member, Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Read moreA couple of liberal Harvard law professors are lending their name to a new campaign to build support for expanding the Supreme Court by four justices in 2021.
Read moreLos Angeles County Superior Court judges on Thursday said they’ve elected Assistant Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile as presiding judge and Judge Eric C. Taylor to serve as assistant presiding judge.
Read moreIt’s becoming almost routine: The leader of an Eastern European country is brought to Brussels and harshly criticized for allegedly undermining the rule of law and democracy back home. On Wednesday, it was the turn of Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, a Social Democrat.
Read moreIn Poland, demonstrators are dressing famous statues in a white T-shirt with a single word emblazoned on them: “Constitution.” It’s a protest that goes to the heart of a deepening constitutional conflict in Poland, where the ruling nationalist right-wing party is accused of tightening an authoritarian grip on the country’s judicial system while also stifling dissenting voices and fomenting far-right nationalism.
Read moreRepublican dominance in Texas elections explains why only two of 18 judges on the state’s highest courts are Latino, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing a Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought by Hispanic voters.
Read moreA software developer that built a case-management information system for the Connecticut Judicial Branch claims in court that the successor to its decade-old program uses its trade secrets.
Read moreFrom posting a political view on Facebook to sporting a lawn sign for one’s preferred candidate, a federal judge found Wednesday that the agency tasked with supporting the U.S. court system went too far in trying to bolster public trust by stamping out these free-speech activities.
Read moreU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told judges and lawyers Friday at an Eighth Circuit conference in Iowa that courts should get out of the way and let the executive branch do its job.
Read morePoland’s parliament voted Friday to approve legislation that will make it easier for the ruling party to appoint the president and members of the Supreme Court and influence judges.
Read moreAppointing a panel to hold hearings on the issue, the New Jersey Supreme Court suggested Thursday wiping the slate clean for people who were charged years ago with minor municipal offenses like traffic tickets.
Read moreCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown signed the final budget of his 16 collective years as governor Wednesday, a spending plan that sends $248 million to the judiciary.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed an Alabama attorney to a seat on the federal court in Birmingham.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced the nominations of 10 new judges, including one to the Ninth Circuit and seven to courts across New York.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for a position on a federal court in Hawaii.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s nominee for a seat on a federal court in Louisiana told senators on Wednesday her failure to disclose to lawmakers two appearances she made at pro-life events was an innocent oversight.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Tuesday announced 20 new nominees to courts across the country, including three to federal appellate courts.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to a seat shared between two Kentucky federal courts.
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