Judiciary Committee praises New York Court of Appeals nomineeChampagne, Denise
Trump’s lawyers filed their appeals Monday on two separate court dockets. One was styled as a lawsuit against Merchan, a legal mechanism allowing them to challenge his rulings. In New York, judges can be sued over some judicial decisions under a state law known as Article 78. Trump...
Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland shakes hands with with President Barack Obama as he is introduced as Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Credit: AP PHOTO/Evan VUCCI President Barack ...
for District 10. Has served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee from 2008 – 2012. Currently, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairman of the Louisiana Judicial Compensation Committee. He is a member of the Senate Judiciary A and Labor Committees. During his tenure in...
Democrats and New York’s newly reconfigured state Court of Appeals, redistricting is also back. This will be the year Democrats try to take back the House through swing seats in New York. It’s also when potential Eric Adams challengers may start committing to bids for ...
Supporters argue that sweeping reforms, including expanding the number of justices, are needed to counteract Trump and McConnell, who they say have “packed” the judicial system with conservative judges — including two Supreme Court justices and a record number of influential appeals court picks. ...
On Wednesday, Merchan rejected the presumptive Republican nominee’s request to delay the trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases. The judge has yet to rule on another defense delay request — ...
"There is no substantive-due-process right to stimulate one's genitals for non-medical purposes unrelated to procreation or outside of an interpersonal relationship," the brief read. Cruz's team eventually lost the case – in February 2008, the appeals court struck down the law in ...
Ever since Eric Garner died after being held by police in a chokehold, his mother, Gwen Carr, has been an outspoken advocate against police brutality, linking up with other mothers of men killed by the police, all the while fighting for justice for her son. A judicial inquiry into alleged...
The state Senate had never outright rejected a gubernatorial Court of Appeals nominee before, but opposition to LaSalle cameswift and strong, signaling that he may faceunprecedented hurdles. And unfortunately for LaSalle, there is a first time for everything.Opposition to his nomina...