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Emil Bove cannot become a federal judge
This is a line that cannot be crossed. Also: Monday was a holiday, but the Trump administration has already racked up a lot of losses in court this…
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Biden got more judicial nominees confirmed than Trump did — by one
Also: The Wall Street Journal reports that Biden is considering commuting "most, if not all" of the 40 men on death row. It should be "all."
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Chris Geidner
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Adeel Mangi’s letter to America
Biden's stalled Third Circuit nominee, Mangi spoke out in a fiery — and needed — four-page letter. Also: The clock is ticking on TikTok. (Sorry.)
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Biden judicial confirmations continue — as Trump's questionable nominees continue
Judicial confirmations appear to be nearing their end, with few votes likely remaining. Also: Trump's nominee to lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division needs…
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What we talk about when we talk about judges and vacancies
A walk through the lame-duck numbers, the nominees, and what it all means. Also: A big milestone at Law Dork!
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Senate Dems begin their final effort until at least 2029 to put judges on the courts
Seventeen of Biden's judicial nominees are awaiting a vote of the full Senate, with seven more expected to be on the floor by Thanksgiving.
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Chris Geidner
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Biden has done great with judges — but the election looms over the courts
Despite there only being one current appellate vacancy in the nation, conservative control of the Supreme Court and many lower federal courts keeps…
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Chris Geidner
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Two hundred judges, more nominees moving, and a shadow docket bill
Judges, judges, judges — as it must be. Also: Law Dork continues to be in the news.
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Six months out: The dangers to — and from — the courts in a second Trump administration
If Trump does win, even the best-case scenarios are very bad — for Democrats and the left, certainly, but also for democracy.
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Chris Geidner
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A judicial nomination under attack — and now in peril
The attacks on Adeel Mangi’s nomination give way to appalling cowardice from a trio of Democratic senators. Also: The next Supreme Court argument…
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Judicial vacancies and politics, from coast to coast
A federal appeals judge in California is giving Biden a vacancy to fill, while New York's governor is still backing her high court nominee. Also: Two…
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Judges and democracy, and democracy
Biden and the Senate must prioritize getting judges confirmed. Also: The past two weeks have been good for democracy, but there are still daily…
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