Biden’s Judicial Nominees Subramanian, Schopler, and Ballou Confirmed by Senate Amidst Momentum Slowdown
The United States Senate has confirmed three more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees, even as the push to reshape…
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Confirmation of Biden’s First Judicial Nominee in 2023 by US Senate Approved
The U.S. Senate confirmed DeAndrea Benjamin, a South Carolina state court judge, to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,…
Senate Attempts to Remedy Flight Delays
As if flying isn’t bad enough, the federal government’s recent spending cuts means that travelers are spending more time stuck…
Scalia Calls Voting Rights Act a “Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement”
The Supreme Court's lawyers' lounge gasped when they heard over their audio Justice Antonin Scalia condemn a key provision of…
Did Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren falsely Minoritize Herself to Advance her Career?
Massachusetts's Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren has been in hot water regarding her motley habit of sometimes claiming to have Native…
Smoking Ban Equal to Hitler’s Rules According to John Raese
At a recent event, John Raese compared a smoking ban in the county with Adolf Hitler making Jews wear the…
Senate Hearings for Law Schools Possible
Legal education in the United States could come under some heavy scrutiny very soon as Senate staffers are in the…
Senator Ensign Announces Retirement
Senator John Ensign, the junior senator from Nevada, announced that he will not seek reelection in 2012. For those keeping…
Two More Senators Announce Their Retirement
Two more Senators have confirmed that they will not run for reelection in 2012. Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia and…
Kent Conrad Announces His Retirement
Kent Conrad, the Senate Democrat from North Dakota, announced today that he will not seek reelection in 2012. Unlike the…
Joe Lieberman to Retire in 2012
Joe Lieberman, the Democrat from Connecticut who was elected to a 4th term in the US Senate as an independent…
Senate Set to Pass New Whistle Blower Law
The US Senate is once again poised to pass new legislation that has nothing to do with extending tax cuts, despite…