This Article undertakes a systematic rebuttal to the arguments made by Supreme Court nominees and others that Court nominees are constrained, in their Senate hearings on possible confirmation, from expressing their specific views on legal issues and cases of the day. It argues that nominee ...
But there’s no indication that he lacks the votes to be confirmed, as Republicans hold the Senate majority. So what are Democrats aiming for with their grilling? The reality is that sometimes, senators use their time on confirmation hearings to speak more to the American public than their ...
he must sit through confirmation hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as Republicans work to confirm President Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee as quickly as possible and Democrats vie for more time to vet Kavanaugh and his belief about whether a sitting president can be indic...
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The vice chair for supervision is required to appear before the Senate and the House of Representatives. The vice chair for supervision is also required at semiannual hearings to discuss “efforts, activities, objectives, and plans” of the board.6 ...
usually checking, ATM transactions, or debit-card charges, from being rejected when they exceed the available funds in an account. Overdraft protection—at times called cash-reserve checking—is used most often as a cushion for checking accounts, but it also can be applied to savings accounts. ...