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The closest amendment to passage, with 71 votes, said that a Supreme Court nominee would automatically become a Justice if the Senate did not hold a hearing or a vote, a response to the Senate’s obstruction of Merrick Garland’s nomination in 2016. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 10:09 am by Neil H. Buchanan
  And the earlier-vintage claim that the IRS "targeted conservatives" at the direction of the Obama White House is in the repeat-it-until-you-believe-it Hall of Fame.And just for one last golden oldie, there was Mitch McConnell's pre-Trumpian lie about "the Biden rule" (which did not exist) to justify refusing even to hold a hearing on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to an open Supreme Court seat. [read post]
15 Apr 2024, 6:00 pm by Josh Blackman
" Is Attorney General Merrick Garland going to fire these DOJ lawyers for engaging in this blatant forum shopping? [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 12:30 pm by John Ross
Responding to a spike in reported incidents involving harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff, Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 issues a one-page memo to various units in the DOJ instructing staff to investigate the problem and discuss strategies. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 4:00 am by Michael C. Dorf
Her well-reasoned opinion also deals expertly and patiently with the kitchen sink full of other nonsense that Trump's lawyers threw in the way of the prosecution.If Merrick Garland had appointed Smith in early 2021, by now the DC Circuit would have had a chance to consider Trump's appeal and reject it for the reasons set out in Judge Chutkan's opinion, and the Supreme Court could have quickly denied cert. [read post]
The suit, filed in a Massachusetts district court, names US Attorney General Merrick Garland as its sole defendant. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 11:35 am by Neil H. Buchanan
  The former Jorge Mario Bergoglio, after all, adopted his official "name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi ... because he was especially concerned for the well-being of the poor. [read post]
15 Aug 2023, 3:45 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Clark, Appellate Immigration Judge Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Katharine E. [read post]
18 May 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Though even with them, there is always the possibility of constructing a monument designed to honor brave soldiers during a war, in which a potentially-functioning jeep is placed atop a pediment. [read post]
12 May 2023, 6:00 am by Sandy Levinson
  An important part of Toobin's argument has to do with the extraordinarily narrow prosecutorial focus of Merrick Garland, who directed the prosecution from Washington. [read post]
28 Apr 2023, 6:52 am by Geoff Schweller
“At the Department of Justice (DOJ), nearly one in four employees fear reprisal for reporting suspected violations of law, rule, or regulation,” writes Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) at the outset of a letter written to Attorney General Merrick Garland. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 2:51 am by Seán Binder
DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS – LEAKED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS Jack Teixeira, 21, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, was arrested by the FBI yesterday in connection with the leaked intelligence reports, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. [read post]
2 Apr 2023, 4:50 am by SHG
The Dems blackballed Bork, so the Reps refused to give Merrick Garland a hearing. [read post]
28 Feb 2023, 9:34 am by luiza
Garland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to prevent the merger. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 1:36 am by Jim Sedor
Two States Still Observe King-Lee Day, Honoring Robert E. [read post]
16 Dec 2022, 3:38 am by Chris Seaton
When one looks back at the year 2022, it’ll be safe to say this year was remembered as one where we put aside our collective differences, came together for the betterment of humanity, and took a collective leap forward as a species. [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 5:01 am by Chuck Rosenberg
My apprehension regarding a special counsel has nothing to do with Garland, a highly principled and honorable man. [read post]