Justice Department Politicization a Focus of Garland Confirmation Hearing
The judge’s frustrated 2016 nomination to the Supreme Court was hardly a blip on the radar for the Senate committee now in Democratic hands.
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Merrick Garland Returns to Senate Judiciary Committee
There are no Supreme Court vacancies but Judge Merrick Garland on Monday will finally get the confirmation hearing he was denied four years when the Senate was in Republican hands.
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Trump Appointees Make Up 28% of Active Judiciary, but Not for Long
As President Joe Biden closes out his first month in office, a large gap remains in his administration: dozens of open seats in federal and appellate courts across the country, with more to come in the next few months.
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Democrats Challenge Pick to Replace Barrett on Seventh Circuit
President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the Seventh Circuit seat left empty by Justice Amy Coney Barrett faced sharp criticism Wednesday from Senate Democrats who warned against filling vacancies on the federal bench during the lame-duck period.
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Tech CEOs Defend Measures to Combat Election Misinformation
Twitter labeled 300,000 tweets for election-related misinformation from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11, the company’s CEO Jack Dorsey told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Feinstein Calls on GOP to Stop Seating Trump Judges in Lame Duck
Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged Republicans on Thursday to stop processing President Donald Trump’s nominees for the federal bench during the lame-duck period.
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Former FBI No. 2 Defends Trump-Russia Probe
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe testified Tuesday that investigators believed in 2016 that Donald Trump might pose a national security threat, denying the agency tried to interfere politically in that election.
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GOP Advances Five Trump Nominees Alongside Barrett
Moments after advancing Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the full Senate, in an unprecedented vote absent of any Democratic senators, Republicans voted Thursday to clear five more of President Donald Trump’s nominees on their way to the federal bench.
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Democrats Boycott Committee Vote on Barrett With Election Days Away
Senate Democrats boycotted the vote to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination for a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court to the full Senate on Thursday, saying they will not give the process “further legitimacy” less than two weeks out from a presidential election that is already underway.
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Graham Rolls Past Tradition and Sets Confirmation Vote on Barrett
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham steamrolled precedent Thursday and set a vote for Oct. 22 on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court.
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In Day 3 at Senate, Barrett Won’t Say If Trump Can Pardon Himself
Picking back up with Amy Coney Barrett on the heels of an 11-hour day of questioning, senators confronted the Supreme Court nominee on Wednesday about hot-button issues like abortion, health care, voting rights and the power of the presidency.
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Barrett Volleys Fire on Health Care Law as Democrats Highlight Pandemic Threat
Democrats drilling Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett buckled down Tuesday on their warnings that Republicans are commandeering the high court to overturn the landmark health care legislation that protects those with preexisting conditions, among them the 7 million Americans who contracted Covid-19 this year.
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Barrett Confirmation Hearing Powers Up Under Shadow of Virus Outbreak
President Donald Trump opted out of this week’s presidential debate, calling the virtual format a “waste of time,” but the Senate’s fervid work to confirm his Supreme Court pick, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pushed forward Monday in a partially virtual hearing.
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Inside Track: What to Look Out for as Barrett Nomination Reaches Senate
Confirmation hearings for the judge nominated and all but certain to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, will kick off Monday.
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Graham Shrugs Off Trump’s ‘Stand By’ Comment to Far-Right Extremists
Senator Lindsey Graham shrugged off President Donald Trump telling the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, to “stand back and stand by,” during a Thursday Senate committee meeting where his Democratic colleagues raised alarm.
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Comey Tells Senators Trump-Russia Probe Was ‘By the Book’
Former FBI Director James Comey took responsibility Wednesday for errors in an investigation into links between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign – mistakes Republicans claim expose anti-Trump bias within the U.S. intelligence community – but told a Senate committee the probe was overall done “by the book.”
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Democrats Pan Trump Court Pick Rated ‘Not Qualified’ by Bar Association
Just eight years out of law school, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida faced a volley of criticism from Democrats on Wednesday after the American Bar Association rated her “not qualified” to take the bench.
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GOP Senators Press Ex-Justice Official on Flynn Probe
As Senate Republicans continue investigations into the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates on Wednesday defended the decision to investigate former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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Homeland Security Official Defends Federal Response to Protests
With Democrats demanding explanations for viral clashes between federal agents and protesters, acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday defended his agency’s response to nationwide racial justice demonstrations in cities like Portland.
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Senate Panel Advances Four Picks for Illinois Federal Judgeships
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved six of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees on Thursday, including four who are up for seats on courts in Illinois.
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