Judicial Branch

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference with members of the Progressive Caucus in Washington, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Conservative coalition asks McConnell to change Senate rules, speed up judicial confirmations

Philip Wegmann -

August 15, 2018 9:27 pm

Politics

Kavanaugh’s Road to Confirmation

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July 10, 2018 5:48 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

An independent judiciary begins with an independent Senate

Erin Dunne -

July 9, 2018 10:21 pm

In this May 16, 2018 photo, deteriorated U.S. and Puerto Rico flags fly on a roof eight months after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the Barrio Jacana Piedra Blanca area of Yabucoa, a town where many continue without power in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican officials said 98.86 percent of PREPA's customers had electricity on May 17, but many remain without power as the longest blackout in U.S. history continues.

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Judge delays expiration of assistance program for victims of Hurricane Maria

Joe Williams -

July 1, 2018 8:40 pm

News

California Supreme Court throws out lawsuit challenging unusual bullet identification law

Associated Press -

June 29, 2018 12:41 am

President Trump is expected to attend a formal ceremony on Capitol Hill for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch next Thursday, according to a report. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Liberal judicial group rolls out ads targeting Trump’s Supreme Court short list

Melissa Quinn -

June 13, 2018 3:43 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference.

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Schumer blasts ‘appalling’ Senate GOP flip-flop on judicial nominees

Al Weaver -

May 7, 2018 8:35 pm

Twenty-seven of those arrested came from El Salvador, 11 from Honduras, five from Mexico and two from Guatemala.

Immigration

Justice Department lays out new metrics for immigration judges: Report

Melissa Quinn -

April 2, 2018 10:51 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2014, file pool photo, Judge Stephen Reinhardt listens to arguments on gayÂ marriage bans at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Judge Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has died in Los Angeles. He was 87. Court spokesman David Madden says Reinhardt died Thursday, March 29, 2018, of a heart attack during a visit to a dermatologist. 9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas called Reinhardt a deeply principled jurist who will be remembered as one of the giants of the federal bench.

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Judge’s death gives Trump the opportunity to overhaul the liberal 9th Circuit

Melissa Quinn -

March 31, 2018 4:01 am

President Trump is signing two regulations to overturn an Obama-era practice of using federal "guidance" to expand regulations.

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Trump thanks Obama for judicial vacancies: ‘It was like the gift from heaven’

Melissa Quinn -

March 29, 2018 7:07 pm

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Tag: Judicial Branch

Conservative coalition asks McConnell to change Senate rules, speed up judicial confirmations

Kavanaugh’s Road to Confirmation

An independent judiciary begins with an independent Senate

Judge delays expiration of assistance program for victims of Hurricane Maria

California Supreme Court throws out lawsuit challenging unusual bullet identification law

Liberal judicial group rolls out ads targeting Trump’s Supreme Court short list

Schumer blasts ‘appalling’ Senate GOP flip-flop on judicial nominees

Justice Department lays out new metrics for immigration judges: Report

Judge’s death gives Trump the opportunity to overhaul the liberal 9th Circuit

Trump thanks Obama for judicial vacancies: ‘It was like the gift from heaven’

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