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Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. at the investiture of Neil Gorsuch in June 15, 2017. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / ALM Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement Tuesday ended his duties as circuit justice for the huge and busy U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Latest on a dispute over records associated with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court : Senate Republicans are requesting documents from Supreme Court nominee Bret Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House but they're doing it without the support of Democrats who believe more documents should be produced. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Friday evening that he has requested access to Kavanaugh's White House Counsel's office emails, all paper files maintained by him in that position and all documents relating to his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to EPA staff, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at EPA Headquarters in Washington. Wheeler, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has reversed the final policy act of his predecessor, Scott Pruitt: granting a loophole that would have allowed more highly polluting trucks on the nation's roads.
From AT&T and Time Warner to the hot pursuit of 21st Century Fox and Sky, media mergers are in full swing. Why now? WSJ's Amol Sharma answers all your questions about the forces driving media deals.
California and 14 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its decision to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting pollution from trucks. The July 6 decision by the Trump EPA was illegal and could put thousands of additional highly polluting trucks on the roads, the states and the District of Columbia said in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
California and 14 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its decision to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting pollution from trucks. The July 6 decision by the Trump EPA was illegal and could put thousands of additional highly polluting trucks on the roads, the states and the District of Columbia said in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
There is little doubt the Supreme Court will extend its turn to the right if Judge Brett Kavanaugh joins the bench this fall. But Judge Kavanaugh's connection with nearly every justice, and his reputation as a straight-shooter even among those who disagree with him, suggests he would make the ride as smooth as possible.
The nominee was a baby-faced 41-year-old White House staffer. His chief protagonist, barely in his second Senate term, won special privileges to lead questions for Democrats.
Readers who watched the Cato forum last November on prosecutorial fallibility and accountability, or my coverage at Overlawyered , may recall the story of how a Federal Trade Commission enforcement action devastated a thriving company, LabMD, following a push from a spurned vendor . Company founder and president Mike Daugherty, who took part on the Cato panel, wrote a book about the episode entitled The Devil Inside the Beltway: The Shocking ExposA of the U.S. Government's Surveillance and Overreach into Cybersecurity, Medicine and Small Business.
Stung by a federal judge's dismissal of its objections to AT&T's megamerger with Time Warner, the Trump Justice Department is challenging the decision with a legal appeal. The Justice Department said in a one-sentence document Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest media deals ever following a landmark antitrust trial.
US President Donald Trump introduces his Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump Tuesday named Judge Brett M Kavanaugh of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy at the US Supreme Court.
Indeed they will and indeed they have , and for good reason. After Donald Trump introduced him as the winner of Who Wants to Be a Confirmation Hearing Target? , Brett Kavanaugh made sure to emphasize his bona fides on empowering women.
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, will have a sweeping impact on American life if he's confirmed for the job. The growing power of technology and internet companies will be one of the issues where he may make his mark.
Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that while he would personally like to see the Supreme Court one day overturn its landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion, neither he nor President Donald Trump has discussed the issue with Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Asked by CNN's Dana Bash whether he wants to see Roe v.
NBC 5 spoke to Texas Senior Senator John Cornyn about President Trump's decision to nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. NBC 5 spoke to Texas Senior Senator John Cornyn, about the nomination of DC Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump walks with U.S. appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh, left, and his family on Monday at the White House. President Donald Trump walks with U.S. appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh, left, and his family on Monday at the White House.
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Monday night. Born in Washington, D.C., Kavanaugh has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since 2006.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is seen in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg WASHINGTON - The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Tuesday vowed an all-out fight against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as Judge Brett Kavanaugh headed to Capitol Hill seeking support, with Democrats aiming to seize on the confirmation battle ahead of the November midterm election.
President Donald Trump will nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to the Supreme Court, heralding a decisive rightward shift on the nation's highest judicial tribunal. In a prime time East Room ceremony at the White House, the president trumpeted his selection, the fulfillment of a campaign promise which places a secure Supreme Court majority within the reach of conservatives.