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I am convinced that one of the reasons Donald Trump won the presidency is that many citizens watched the campaign as if it were a prime-time soap opera or reality TV show and were entertained by the GOP candidate's outrageous words, bombast and swagger. He seemed entertaining in an over-the-top, prime-time kind of way, so he didn't seem dangerous.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, has sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2006. Here are summaries of some of his notable opinions: In a pivotal 2011 Second Amendment case, Kavanaugh wrote a dissenting opinion when the D.C. Circuit Court upheld a District of Columbia ordinance banning most semi-automatic rifles.
WASHINGTON Hundreds of activists gathered on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Monday night to protest Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh is a federal appellate judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
President Trump nominated federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Monday night, setting up a furious partisan confirmation battle as he seeks to move the high court firmly under conservatives' control for decades to come. In a prime-time announcement at the White House, the president tapped Judge Kavanaugh of the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit after a 12-day whirlwind search to replace the retiring Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
The Supreme Court is seen Monday in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump announced his choice on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Monday evening. [AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin] President Donald Trump announced Monday that Judge Brett Kavanaugh is his choice to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
President Trump's choice of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is intended to move what is already one of history's most conservative courts to even more consistent right-of-center outcomes. But expect more of a gradual climb than a jack-rabbit acceleration, without the kind of alarms that are set off by disposing of the few landmark precedents that are familiar to the general public.
With hours to go until President Trump reveals his choice to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, the White House on Monday named former senator Jon Kyl of Arizona as the "sherpa" who will guide the eventual nominee through the Senate, while Democrats and Republicans continued to spar over the four leading candidates. Kyl, a Republican who rose to the No.
Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the Supreme Court may very well dampen the prospects for the court taking on partisan redistricting. Even worse, a Supreme Court dominated by conservatives could open the floodgates for partisan gerrymanders and voter suppression efforts.
Some warmer weather is on the way, but Tropical Storm Chris off the coast of North Carolina is not expected to impact the Richmond area. However, you may want to rethink any beach plans for this weekend.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's mother, wife and daughters, along with two former presidents and his Catholic faith, all have helped to form the man and judge he is today. Five things to know about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's mother, wife and daughters, along with two former presidents and his Catholic faith, all have helped to form the man and judge he is today.
On paper, Brett Kavanaugh may be the most qualified Supreme Court nominee in decades. A Yale Law School graduate, he has spent 12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, had a Supreme Court clerkship and was a top aide to President George W. Bush.
Paul Manafort has been behind bars ever since a federal judge in Washington, D.C. revoked his pre-trial release for violating his bail conditions as he faces money laundering charges.
A group of 14 locksmiths are asking a federal appellate court to revive a lawsuit accusing Google, Bing and Yahoo of promoting listings by "scammers." "When a consumer is locked out of his or her automobile or home and is in dire need of help, they use the most available and convenient tool to find that help, usually a hand held device such as a smart phone, to conduct an immediate internet search for a local locksmith," the locksmiths, including Baldino's Lock & Key of Newington, Virginia, write in papers filed late last month with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday. Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
WASHINGTON In response to a federal appeals court case, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it doesn't need to regulate airline seating because evacuation tests prove there is enough room to maneuver, despite consumer complaints about cramped quarters. The group FlyersRights.org challenged the FAA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over concerns that tighter seating with larger passengers could prevent evacuations within the goal of 90 seconds.
Justice Anthony Kennedy's announcement Wednesday that he is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court effective July 31 has opened the floodgates of speculation on who President Donald Trump will choose as his replacement. Here is a look at the seven judges who are considered front-runners.
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is unconstitutional and disqualified the agency as a plaintiff in litigation against a New Jersey law firm that made high-cost loans to 9/11 first responders and pro football players diagnosed with brain injuries. Chief District Judge Loretta A. Preska of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the CFPB lacked the authority to bring claims against RD Funding in Cresskill, N.J., its owner Roni Dersovitz and two related companies, RD Legal Finance and RD Legal Funding Partners.
After weeks of delay, the Supreme Court is expected to make a decision soon on an unusual request from the Trump administration in a politically charged abortion case. In early November, Solicitor General Noel Francisco asked the court to toss out a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals order that allowed an unaccompanied immigrant teen in federal custody to obtain an abortion.
California and a group of 16 other states on Tuesday challenged the Trump administration's decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules put in place under former President Barack Obama. The 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision in April to declare U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules through 2025 "not appropriate."
Last September, two children illegally crossed over the U.S.-Mexico border into the United States. One was accompanied by a parent who compelled the child to cross; the other was not.