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15 Jun 2010, 1:36 pm
hahahaha) Justice Thomas. [read post]
27 Aug 2021, 7:24 am
"He said, 'I don't want somebody appointed who will just reverse everything I've done for the last 25 years,'" Justice Breyer said during a wide-ranging interview on Thursday. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 9:01 pm
While it takes only a majority to confirm, it takes 60 votes to break a filibuster, so Republicans must pick up 8 votes. when the Republicans consistently blocked President Obama’s nominees for Executive Branch and judicial appointments, Democrats had to change the rules to abolish filibuster on presidential appointments but kept the exception for Supreme Court justices who are still subject to a filibuster. [read post]
19 Nov 2018, 4:10 am
At The Progressive, Bill Blum suggests that “expanding the number of Supreme Court justices” would “not only allow for [Justices Ruth Bader] Ginsburg and [Stephen] Breyer to step down, if they so choose, but would also permit the appointment of younger justices who would be capable of preventing the present conservative bloc from returning American jurisprudence to the late 19th century. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 4:41 am
The NY Times has reported on a STUDY in which Federal Public Defenders are measured against private lawyers appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act. [read post]
7 May 2008, 7:15 pm
Thus, the justices were appointed improperly, and judging from the amount at stake in many of their decisions, losing parties to their cases are now likely to challenge their decisions. [read post]
30 Jun 2012, 7:21 am
The vast difference in outcomes for defendants assigned different counsel types raises important questions about the adequacy and fairness of the criminal justice system. [read post]
23 May 2016, 1:13 pm
These include a $60.00 non-waivable Appointment of Counsel Fee for Indigent Defendants, a Community Service Supervision Fee of $250.00, and a Probation Supervision Fee of $40.00 per month. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 1:47 pm
She was appointed by President Obama to replace retiring associate justice John Paul Stevens, a reliable vote in the liberal bloc of the court.The vote was mostly along party lines, with five Republican senators and two independents voting with Democrats for her confirmation. [read post]
23 May 2016, 1:13 pm
These include a $60.00 non-waivable Appointment of Counsel Fee for Indigent Defendants, a Community Service Supervision Fee of $250.00, and a Probation Supervision Fee of $40.00 per month. [read post]
4 May 2009, 1:26 am
Most are Democrats and all of them want President Obama to appoint a judicial star of the highest intellectual caliber who has the potential to change the direction of the court. [read post]
2 Apr 2019, 11:46 am
One defines obstruction of justice as “imped[ing] the due administration of justice. [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 5:39 pm
The Scalia Legacy Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, Justice Scalia distinguished himself as a “conservative” jurist by promoting an interpretive philosophy of looking to the original intent behind relevant provisions of the U.S. [read post]
7 Jan 2009, 5:44 am
Dellinger clerked for Justice Hugo Black when Powell v. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 4:14 am
., a case that involves the president’s power to make temporary appointments to Senate-confirmed executive branch positions. [read post]
24 May 2017, 10:00 am
He is responsible for investigating federal crimes, advising on the appointment of judges and the constitutionality of bills, defending federal government programs, and enforcing the civil rights laws. [read post]
7 Jul 2014, 8:38 am
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed to staggered terms. [read post]
19 Feb 2024, 4:00 am
For example, in 1996, the justices limited state-awards of punitive damages under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 11:35 am
I have blogged before about the role of the Bush appointees (Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Alito) in tipping the scales of justice against victims rights. [read post]
16 May 2010, 12:42 pm
It was written by Justice Sutherland in Berger v. [read post]
