Congress · 119th Congress
Judge questions grand jury procedure in James Comey indictment
↵↵The admission came as Judge Michael Nachmanoff of the U.S.
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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.
Trump v. law firms: President uses power on potential court foes
Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S.
Institute of Peace asks court to halt Trump administration takeover
The institute was one of four entities in that order, and the lawsuit is the latest in dozens of courtroom fights over Trump’s effort to assert broad, unilateral control over the federal government.
After pardoning son, Biden returns home to a credibility problem
The move — which he’d previously said he wouldn’t make — has been slammed by Republican lawmakers and more than a few Democrats and its rationale lambasted by a federal judge.
Special counsel starts push to pursue Trump prosecutions
Court rulings have ensured Trump will not face trial before Election Day, but courtroom drama could play out at key moments leading up to the election as the cases move through the court system.
Trump griped about trial but did not use holiday to hit multiple swing states
ANALYSIS — Donald Trump has complained for weeks that he cannot hit the campaign trail because he is stuck in a Manhattan courtroom.
Voters got first true 2024 week with Trump on trial, Biden on the trail
The unprecedented 2024 election cycle came into focus last week, with President Joe Biden ordering milkshakes and sandwiches on the campaign trail while Donald Trump was admonished by a criminal court judge
Biden pitches tax plan in Pennsylvania as Trump stews in court
Meantime, about 130 miles away in the Manhattan courtroom, Trump mostly let his attorneys do the talking. But not the entire time.
Supreme Court enters election season with politically potent cases
Another case concerns a gag order from District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia restricting Trump’s ability to discuss the case against him.
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.
Policy · 117th Congress
Amid congressional inaction, court pendulum swings on immigration
District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas, ordered the Biden administration to make a “good faith” effort to reinstate the so-called Remain in Mexico program.
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 · 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
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump-appointed judge playing defense on presidential powers
But she had no experience as a judge and little trial experience. Her legal writings promoted broad powers for the presidency.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 21
Schiff said the proposed rules were like a judge entering a courtroom and telling the jury that he has been talking to the defendant, and that he won’t allow the prosecution to call witnesses or enter
Congress · 116th Congress
More non-Spanish speaking migrants are crossing the border
“They have found it interferes with their ability to run their courtroom the way that they should be. It’s very, very problematic,” Tabaddor said.
Politics · 115th Congress
‘No One is Above the Law,’ Kavanaugh Tells Senators
“I’m a pro-law judge and I’ve ruled for parties based on whether they have the law on their side,” he told Grassley.
Politics · 115th Congress
Lawmakers’ Challenge to Trump Finances Faces Court Test
Among the reasons: This is a separation of powers fight to be settled politically, not in a courtroom.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trey Gowdy, the Reluctant Congressman
He said, ‘I hate this job, I wish I was a judge.’ And people would give him money.”