Never Forget: Democrats Did All They Could to Obstruct Trump’s Judicial Nominations
Democrats sought to obstruct judicial nominations during the Trump administration.
Judges
Judicial-Nominations Update
The Senate has recessed for Thanksgiving break, but not before processing a number of judicial nominees.
Biden Considering Merrick Garland for Attorney General: Report
Judge Garland, 68, currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and served as the court's chief judge from 2013 to 2016.
Judge Rules Migrant Children May Not Be Expelled Quickly at Border Due to Coronavirus
The judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the policy, requiring the administration to grant migrant children due process for their asylum claims.
Justice Alito: Pandemic Has ‘Resulted in Previously Unimaginable Restrictions on Individual Liberty’
Alito’s comments came during his virtual keynote speech to the Federalist Society.
Judicial Winning: Andrew Oldham
Judge Oldham’s short but powerful concurring opinion exemplifies how federal judges ought to operate in our constitutional system.
Judicial Winning: Jay Richardson
In the span of two years on the bench, Judge Richardson has already gained a reputation for being a thoughtful and principled judge.
Who Is Thomas Kirsch?
Colleagues have said that Kirsch “has a great legal mind and is a fearless litigator who has shown a willingness to take on powerful interests."
Judicial-Nominations Update
The big news on the judicial nominations front is, of course, the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Hearings on the Supreme Court Nominee Will Be Good for Republicans
The Democrats have more to lose by drawing a contrast between the nominee and the Judiciary Committee's Democrats.