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8 Aug 2008, 2:40 pm
"Hamdan case sets stage for bigger trials at Guantanamo; The partial conviction may give the tribunal system a credibility boost and help the White House reach its goal: trial by year's end for accused Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. [read post]
9 Oct 2019, 6:48 pm by Howard Bashman
“Trump Court Pick Ignores Senators’ Questions About His Role In Ukraine Scandal; Democrats asked Steven Menashi, a White House legal aide, what he knew about the president’s potentially impeachable offenses; He didn’t respond”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 10:35 am
"Mitch McConnell Is Glad He Played Politics With The Supreme Court; 'As you know, I played arguably the single biggest role in having the vacancy there,' McConnell said, adding that having an open Supreme Court spot helped Republicans win the White House": Emma Loop of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 11:36 am
"Trump Hires A Veteran Of Past Republican Judicial Wars To Handle Court Nominations; Makan Delrahim, a former top staffer on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been hired as deputy White House counsel; Sources say he'll work on judicial nominations, including the upcoming US Supreme Court pick": Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
11 Apr 2025, 12:49 pm by Howard Bashman
“The Supreme Court Just Wants Trump to Break the Law the Right Way; The opinion in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia shows little interest in actually bringing him home, or holding the White House accountable for failing to do so”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site. [read post]
4 Dec 2024, 11:18 am by Howard Bashman
“Trump Replaces His White House Counsel Before He Even Started the Job; The shake-up is a sign that the new administration may see the same chaos and infighting that so often plagued President-elect Donald J. [read post]
4 May 2025, 6:56 pm by Howard Bashman
“Trump Gets a Slow Start on Judges After Setting a Record Pace in First Term; The president named his first appeals court candidate this week, but fewer vacancies and other priorities have led to a lack of judicial nominations from the White House so far”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report. [read post]
17 Dec 2020, 8:04 am by Howard Bashman
“As Trump Leaves the White House, His Imprint on the Judiciary Deepens; Published opinions from the nation’s appeals courts this year show that Trump appointees stand out from other judges, even those named by other Republican presidents”: Rebecca R. [read post]
19 Jul 2022, 12:03 pm by Howard Bashman
“Rand Paul lights into McConnell over ‘secret’ judicial deal; The junior Kentucky senator blamed the Senate minority leader for the White House’s abandonment of a conservative, anti-abortion rights judicial hopeful”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 10:16 am by Howard Bashman
“A Pandemic Won’t Stop Trump And Republicans From Trying To Get More Judges Confirmed; The White House announced a nominee for the DC Circuit on Friday; The Senate Judiciary Committee hasn’t decided yet how to handle new nominations, which usually involve in-person testimony”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
15 Jul 2022, 5:24 pm by Howard Bashman
“Biden Drops Plan to Name Anti-Abortion Lawyer Backed by McConnell as Judge; The White House quietly agreed with the Senate Republican leader to nominate Chad Meredith for a federal judgeship, but opposition from his fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul scuttled the deal”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report. [read post]
9 Aug 2024, 6:00 pm by Howard Bashman
“Biden on track to surpass federal judges confirmed under Trump; Congress could approve as many as 238 of the White House’s federal court appointees before the November election — but hurdles remain for some controversial nominees still stuck on the Senate floor”: Benjamin S. [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 10:56 am
"The White House Is Vetting One Of Trump's Supreme Court Short-Listers For Another Court Seat; Judge Amul Thapar, one of the judges that Trump said he was considering for the US Supreme Court, is a frontrunner for a federal appeals court seat; The FBI has been doing background checks on the Kentucky federal judge in recent weeks, sources tell BuzzFeed News": Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
26 Sep 2020, 2:09 pm by Howard Bashman
“Trump officially names Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court nominee at White House; The president announced Saturday that he had chosen the federal appeals court judge to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died eight days ago”: Lauren Egan and Julie Tsirkin of NBC News have this report. [read post]