DC Circuit

Recess Appointments Ruling Shows Consequences of GOP Obstructionism

Fri, 01/25/2013 - 4:01pm — Paul

There would be no litigation on recess appointments but for Republicans' refusal to allow the Senate to vote on President Obama's nominees.

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Growing Circuit Court Vacancies While Republicans Have Stalled

Thu, 01/17/2013 - 12:06pm — Paul

Since Senate Republicans last allowed a circuit court confirmation vote, nine new circuit vacancies have been announced.

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More Recognition of the Courts as a Presidential Election Issue

Thu, 10/18/2012 - 2:26pm — Paul

The Atlantic's Andrew Cohen makes clear the critical importance of the federal courts as an issue in the presidential election.

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Corporate Allies at the DC Circuit

Mon, 10/15/2012 - 11:25am — Paul

When Big Business wants to dismantle laws protecting the American people, they turn to the DC Circuit.

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Bush Judges Again Show Why the DC Circuit Matters

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:38pm — Paul

Extremist Bush judges on the DC Circuit sided with Big Tobacco and corporate polluters in two criticized opinions last week.

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A Bush Judge on the DC Circuit Defends the Ideology of the Lochner Era

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 2:15pm — Paul

Janice Rogers Brown issues a concurring opinion loaded with red meat for the right wing.

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Senate GOP Plays Games with Halligan Nomination, Sets Dangerous Precedent

In a move that could have far-reaching implications for the ability of the president and the Senate to fill the federal courts, the Senate GOP today succeeded in blocking a vote on the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, denying cloture on the nomination with a nearly party-line 54-45 vote.

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DC Circuit

Recess Appointments Ruling Shows Consequences of GOP Obstructionism

Growing Circuit Court Vacancies While Republicans Have Stalled

More Recognition of the Courts as a Presidential Election Issue

Corporate Allies at the DC Circuit

Bush Judges Again Show Why the DC Circuit Matters

A Bush Judge on the DC Circuit Defends the Ideology of the Lochner Era

Senate GOP Plays Games with Halligan Nomination, Sets Dangerous Precedent

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