James Comey indicted over testimony at 2020 Senate hearing
An arraignment was set for Oct. 9 before Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff of the Eastern District of Virginia.
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States, nonprofit groups file lawsuits to stop grant freeze
The judge in that case, District Judge Loren L. AliKhan, blocked the Trump administration from implementation of the memo just before that deadline.
Trump arraignment sparks Capitol Hill action from supporters
"This idea that Congress is going to somehow insert itself into the courtroom is just plain wrong," Durbin said. "We don’t do that in any case, and we shouldn’t do it in this situation."
Congress · 117th Congress
Question and answer phase begins for Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing
“As a mother, as a judge who has had to deal with these cases, I was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth,” Jackson said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden Supreme Court pick Jackson brings criminal justice experience to the bench
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson worked as a public defender and on a commission to make criminal sentences more fair before she was appointed to federal courts in Washington.
Congress · 117th Congress
Help wanted: Revived commission could spark criminal justice changes
But federal judges did not have any of the guidance that typically would ensure a new law is applied as evenly as possible nationwide, from courtroom to courtroom.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers want courts to keep expanded online accessibility prompted by pandemic
Usually watchers are limited to a few hundred who can fit inside the courtroom.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators will judge Trump as victims of mob’s attack
But the Senate is not a courtroom. Senators are not simply jurors. The ultimate question about Trump’s behavior is about politics and the Constitution, not guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Congress · 116th Congress
Illinois senators split on judge votes, exposing division
on constitutionally-protected reproductive health rights demonstrating extreme bias against women’s rights and science that undermines my confidence that they could serve as the fair and independent judge
Policy · 116th Congress
Immigration attorneys face courtroom challenges amid pandemic
A request for a brief recess to talk with her client could result in the judge rescheduling the hearing, she said, leading her client to spend several more weeks in detention.
Congress · 116th Congress
Judge Justin Walker is a window into McConnell’s sway on federal courts
Walker contacted McConnell to express an interest in becoming a federal judge.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump picks inexperienced 37-year-old Kentuckian for influential DC court
McConnell calls Walker a “leading light in a new generation of federal judges,” while Democrats say Walker has no courtroom experience and far-right-wing views on healthcare, civil rights and the power
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi picks reserved team of impeachment managers who didn’t seek the role
In announcing the impeachment managers at a news conference Wednesday, Pelosi emphasized her choices’ experience in litigation and “comfort level in the courtroom.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Justices break the ice, err glass, at budget hearing
They went through the well-worn defense of why they don’t want television cameras in the courtroom. Alito said the lawyers would be tempted to grandstand to have their soundbite on the evening news.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
They brushed aside or relaxed long-standing customs meant to give senators more say — and more sway — in who gets lifetime tenure as a federal judge.
Politics · 114th Congress
Merrick Garland Trudges On, Awaiting Supreme Court Action
For now, Judge Merrick Garland is in limbo. That is, if heaven is serving on the Supreme Court and waiting in limbo involves a bunch of paperwork.
Politics · 114th Congress
Hastert to Report to Prison
[ Prosecutors: Hastert Molested at Least Four Boys ] The Illinois Republican was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a federal judge in Chicago on April 27.