A federal judge from New York nominated to a seat on the Second Circuit touted his experience on the bench and commitment to precedent in a smooth nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Read moreSenators on Tuesday voiced their frustrations with the Trump administration’s efforts to reunite families separated at the border, even as administration officials insisted they are working to resolve the situation that has consumed Washington for months.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved seven more of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including four to federal appeals courts.
Read moreA quartet of Trump judicial nominees vowed on Wednesday to follow Supreme Court precedent if confirmed, but some lawmakers on Capitol Hill appeared to remain doubtful over the nominees’ positions on issues ranging from abortion to climate change.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee approved five nominees Thursday to federal district courts across the country, but Senator Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., continued to block a vote on nominees for the Third and 11th circuits as a protest against a number of White House policies.
Read moreTwo of President Donald Trump’s nominees to seats on the Fourth Circuit had an easy hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, promising lawmakers they would remain independent and fair if confirmed to the federal bench.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday narrowly approved the nominations of two state court judges President Donald Trump has nominated to serve on federal courts in Oklahoma and Florida.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s choice for a seat on the Ninth Circuit, despite the objections of both of the nominee’s home-state senators.
Read moreAppearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Third Circuit defended himself against Democrats’ attacks about his conservative record.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced six of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominations, including one to the Fifth Circuit who faced opposition from Democrats and liberal groups over his work advocating conservative legal causes in court.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released transcripts of its closed-door interviews with Donald Trump Jr. and other attendees of a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Kremlin-connected lawyer.
Read moreDemocrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a report Friday accusing their Republican colleagues of conspiring with President Donald Trump to reshape the federal judiciary by appointing judges whose only qualifications are youth and conservative ideology.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a former Hawaii attorney general who is nominated to a seat on the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to vote Thursday on a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job — legislation that has split Republicans as President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s selection to the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday assured senators that his past work advocating for conservative causes in court will not follow him to the bench, telling them the role of a judge and the role of a lawyer are different.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved six of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including three nominated to seats on federal appellate courts.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee will move forward on a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller, despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s comments that the bill will not get time on the Senate floor.
Read moreA backlog of more than 684,000 cases are waiting to be heard by immigration courts across the United States, and the number is only expected to grow as the Trump administration clamps down on illegal immigration, judges and other experts told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Read moreIt will likely be two weeks before the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up a bipartisan bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired without good cause, as committee members need time to review the legislation and any potential additions.
Read moreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to media reports.
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