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District Judge Amy Berman Jackson should dismiss the case on the basis that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over such executive branch actions. This argument is breathtaking in its scope.
The debate over the filibuster moved into a federal courtroom Monday, as four House Democrats and other plaintiffs outlined a lawsuit they have filed against the Senate over the controversial use of the
Instead of bringing in interpreters, they have instituted a videoconference system that we believe is the future of courtroom proceedings.
One was a man named Judge Alcee Hastings. I bought a quarter ounce of coke from Gary and went to Judge Hastings and asked him if he’d like to buy some. “‘Are you kidding me?’ he said.
A campaign treasurer who has handled the finances of top California Democrats will remain in custody until she next appears in a federal courtroom on Friday, following an initial brief appearance
If they do not, a three-judge panel would decide the delegation’s fate, an alternative that Texas Members openly bemoan.
Today, they’re close to blocking their first judge. Goodwin Liu, a nominee for the 9th U.S.
Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” Republicans successfully filibustered their first judge nominated by President Barack Obama on Thursday.
Judge Beryl Howell, who presided over the courtroom, scheduled another hearing on July 1 to give the defense time to analyze hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence that Kramer said the prosecution
His success seemed to make the prospect of bribing a judge unnecessary.
But in a statement released by his office Thursday, Brown said her lack of experience as a judge disqualifies her. “The reason is simple.
Since Kagan’s nomination by President Barack Obama on Monday, Republicans have rolled out a series of criticisms largely focused on her lack of courtroom experience and relatively thin paper trail
the solicitor general as his nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, GOP leaders took to the Senate floor to raise doubts about her ability to serve, arguing that she has never been a judge
“A willingness to confirm Kagan for her first job in a courtroom last year is a far cry from voting to put her on the highest court in the land.
District Judge Ellen Huvelle officially declared a mistrial Thursday afternoon in the public corruption trial of former House-aide-turned-lobbyist Kevin Ring after jurors declared themselves deadlocked
District Judge Ellen Huvelle ordered the jury to continue deliberations during a brief hearing but dismissed the panel in mid-afternoon to “take a rest.
Sotomayor, a judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, needs just 51 votes to win confirmation to the high court.
He also waded into legal issues such as the separation of powers, allowing televisions in the courtroom, the relatively few number of cases that the Supreme Court has considered and the Voting Rights
— “Judge Sotomayor’s writings offer a window into what she believes having empathy for certain groups means when it comes to judging.
A three-judge panel ruled that only up to 400 previously uncounted absentee ballots would be reviewed to see whether they were wrongfully rejected and then possibly added to the final tally.