Tag: Law

Five minutes of reading could have cleared up that Gorsuch did not want to ban military recruiters fro Columbia University. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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No, NBC, Gorsuch did not advocate banning military recruiters at Columbia

David Freddoso · February 2, 2017 4:52 pm

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, left, meets with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Capitol Hill, Wednesday. Manchin believes there are still enough open-minded Democrats in the Senate who can be won over by Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Manchin sees possible path to 60 for Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · February 2, 2017 2:01 pm

California's Senate Bill 1322 recognized exploited children in sex trafficking for what they are: victims. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Protecting victims is a conservative value

Joel Anderson · February 2, 2017 11:00 am

Pence said he is "hopeful that it doesn't" come to using a certain Senate rule to fast-track the judge's approval. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Unlike Trump, Pence is wary of nuking Gorsuch through Senate

Anna Giaritelli · February 2, 2017 12:39 am

There is a fight brewing in state legislatures over the Court's 1992 holding in Quill Corp v. North Dakota. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Fiscal conservatives should be optimistic, though cautiously so, on Gorsuch

Clark Packard · February 1, 2017 11:37 pm

Republicans will need eight Senate Democrats join the upper chamber's 52 GOP members to block any filibuster. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Whip count: Here’s where Democrats stand on Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Ryan Lovelace · February 1, 2017 10:42 pm

"On behalf of our five million members, the NRA strongly supports Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court," said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA-ILA, the NRA's lobbying arm. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Pro-gun groups praise Gorsuch pick: ‘Trump has kept his word’

Daniel Chaitin · February 1, 2017 9:26 pm

Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that would prohibit workers from being required to support a union, making right-to-work laws the national standard. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

National right-to-work bill introduced in Congress

Sean Higgins · February 1, 2017 7:53 pm

"There will be a 60-vote requirement — whether that's for cloture or against a filibuster." (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Blumenthal: Democrats will force cloture vote on Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · February 1, 2017 7:38 pm

Schumer argued that Republicans should not change Senate rules if Gorsuch cannot win 60 votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer calls for 60-vote threshold for Gorsuch

Susan Ferrechio · February 1, 2017 6:40 pm

Goodlatte said criminal justice reform remains a top agenda item for the new Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Goodlatte ‘committed’ to criminal justice reform

Kelly Cohen · February 1, 2017 6:25 pm

Gorsuch argued that his federal court had to defer to the judgment of the state trial court in the death penalty case. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Here’s one of Judge Gorsuch’s opinions on the death penalty

David Freddoso · February 1, 2017 6:17 pm