time limitsThis study uses Conversation Analysis to investigate an interactional practice in US Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) lower court nomination hearings. Drawing from 13 hr and 36 min of data from Q&A rounds across 12 SJC hearings during 2020 and 2022, I document how senators' invocations...
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee (regarding "white collar crime" in the courts. "Enron-itis"?) Miscellaneous. Happy Holidays What if we were through with the old year, and the new one were not ready to start!!! COSMOLOGY - "a theory of everything?" Does there really have to be a...
James Comer, likely to be the chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Jim Jordan, likely, to be the chairman of judiciary committee, if Republicans gain control, Chuck Grassley, likely to be Senate judiciary community chairman. They're all asking questions. My understanding is, there may be...
Yesterday found me glued to the TV set. The Judiciary Committee hearing involving Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford. I missed about 45 minutes when I had to run off to the dentist. I will go through all that occurred. Most of you watched. My impression simply was that the hearing wasdisgustin...
judiciary. Thousands of bills are referred to the committees during each session of Congress, though the committees take up only a fraction of these bills. At “mark-up” sessions, which may be open or closed, the final language for a law is considered. The committees hold hearings and ...
Wray’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, his first before Congress since the insurrection, was one in a series of hearings centered on the law enforcement response to the Capitol insurrection. Lawmakers pressed him not only about possible intelligence and communication failures ahead of...
In this image from video from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Matthew Kacsmaryk listens during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 13, 2017. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is holding a hearing in a case that could throw ...
“I’m sorry, I was preparing for today.” Lead Art: Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, on Jan. 15, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Jan 2025 Stephen Miller,...
President elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general Pam Bondi is being questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Democrats are expected to press her on whether she will prioritize loyalty to Trump over her constitutional duty. ...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up Bondi’s nomination on Wednesday, but it’s unclear when the final vote on her confirmation will happen. Defense Department Robert Salesses will serve as acting Defense secretary until Pete Hegseth is confirmed by the Senate,...