Tag: Supreme Court

Solicitor general nominee Noel Francisco prepares to take a seat at the witness table to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

America is already great, says Noel Francisco, Trump’s nominee for solicitor general

Ryan Lovelace · May 10, 2017 4:27 pm

Senate hearings on Thapar's nomination prompted many questions from Democrats about the judge's connections to the right-leaning Federalist Society, as a result of Thapar's inclusion on President Trump's shortlists for the Supreme Court vacancy filled by Justice Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

Progressives mount opposition to Amul Thapar’s 6th Circuit nomination

Ryan Lovelace · May 10, 2017 3:09 pm

The case will pit U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall against Neal Katyal, representing the State of Hawaii. Wall argued another case about the litigation over Trump's travel ban earlier this week before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

3 Clinton-appointed judges to hear travel ban case at 9th Circuit

Ryan Lovelace · May 10, 2017 3:00 pm

Parties bring the diverse interests of American voters into large governing coalitions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Is the Supreme Court about to give state and local political parties a boost?

Bradley A. Smith · May 9, 2017 7:16 pm

"Neal Katyal was far and away the most active attorney at arguments this year," said lawyer Adam Feldman, who analyzed Supreme Court cases. (Screengrab/Twitter)

Neal Katyal argued almost 10 percent of all cases before the Supreme Court this term

Ryan Lovelace · May 9, 2017 4:14 pm

"Justice Larsen is brilliant, principled, and dedicated," the professors wrote. "Not all of us share Justice Larsen's views on judicial methodology. But every single one of us agrees that she will be an outstanding federal judge, and we are unanimous in urging you to support her nomination." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

32 Michigan Law professors write letter of support for Joan Larsen’s 6th Circuit nomination

Ryan Lovelace · May 9, 2017 2:57 pm

President Trump would likely not be in the Oval Office today if not for his pledge to appoint conservative judges to federal courts. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judges list binds conservatives to Trump

Washington Examiner · May 9, 2017 4:01 am

Omar C. Jadwat, an American Civil Liberties Union senior staff attorney, argued that the revised ban should be deemed unconstitutional because of Trump's anti-Muslim comments while on the campaign trail and after the election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

ACLU tells court that Trump’s travel ban is unconstitutional because Trump created it

Ryan Lovelace · May 8, 2017 10:17 pm

With this excellent slate, Trump continues fulfilling his campaign promise — perhaps his most important one, in terms of securing the Republican coalition — regarding judicial nominations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s first slate of lower-court judges is big league

Ilya Shapiro · May 8, 2017 2:50 pm

As many as 10 nominees could be selected on Monday, the New York Times reported, with some familiar names from the president's shortlists for the Supreme Court vacancy filled by Justice Antonin Scalia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Trump to announce federal court nominees

Ryan Lovelace · May 8, 2017 1:58 pm

Gorsuch will not have a say in every opinion still to come from the Supreme Court, but the full nine-justice bench could prove critical. (iStock)

Here are the key decisions still to come from the Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · May 7, 2017 4:01 am

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, center left, talks with U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon during their famous "Kitchen Debate" at the United States exhibit at Moscow's Sokolniki Park, July 24, 1959. While touring the exhibit, both men kept a running debate on the merits of their respective countries. Standing to the right is Khrushchev's deputy, Leonid Brezhnev. (AP Photo)

Washington Secrets

Rare letter: Nixon feared US racism would help Soviets win Cold War

Paul Bedard · May 6, 2017 1:17 pm