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 ...
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In just a few daysBrett Kavanaughmay be confirmed for a lifetime appointment on the U.S. Supreme Court. Before that happens, though, he must sit through confirmation hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as Republicans work to confirm President Trump’s second Supreme Court nomin...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, “I think we’re going to find out here fairly quickly, you know, whether or not the Democrats want to help us get through some of these nominations in a way that gets us back on track with the way it was done prior to the last two presidencie...
s admission in the background interview, the committee agreed it was only fair to let a Republican ask the question on the public record, and so it was decided that the committee’s minority counsel, Fred Thompson (who was later elected to the Senate, in 1994) would be the one ...
Here’s how to watch the first day of the hearings: What: James Comey testifies at House Intelligence Committee’s Russia Hearings When: Monday, Mar. 20, the hearing will begin at 10 a.m. Online:CBSN live coverage of the hearingsbegins at 7 a.m. ET ...
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat from Rhode Island, highlighted concerns about strategic, or special interest, litigation during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.13 Previously having written about this subject for theHarvard Journal on Legislati...
It’s worth noting the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nominations of six more judicial picks, including former Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.), on Thursday. Those selections are expected to get chamber consideration. Ursula Perano contributed to this report. Lead Art: Senate Democratic Le...
Camila Thorndike has sought to draw a contrast between Harris’ long support for climate action with the stance of Donald Trump.
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