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Grassley's Non-Response on Judicial Nominations
Thu, 11/29/2012 - 4:48pm — Paul
Chuck Grassley issues a misleading response to complaints about his obstruction of resident Obama's judicial nominees.
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GOP Bad Faith on the Pace of Confirmations
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 5:43pm — Paul
Since a bipartisan agreement on judges ended in May, the rate of confirmations that Republicans have consented to has plummeted.
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Florida Federal Judge: We Need More Judges!
Wed, 11/21/2012 - 12:06pm — Paul
One of the district's vacancies could have been filled many months ago, if only Republicans would stop their blanket obstruction.
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President Obama Continues to Diversify the Federal Bench
Thu, 11/15/2012 - 11:28am — Paul
Yesterday's slate of judicial nominations makes clear that President Obama's commitment to a diverse federal bench will continue into his second term.
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Lame Duck - Time to Confirm All the Pending Nominees
Thu, 11/15/2012 - 10:52am — Paul
Don't believe the latest Republican spin to justify their obstruction of judicial nominations even during the lame duck session.
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Judge Cebull in the News Again
Wed, 10/31/2012 - 1:09pm — Paul
In an election year case affecting minority voting rights, we can't have confidence that Judge Cebull's decision is unaffected by his own prejudices.
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Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Mitt Romney
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 1:16pm — Paul
Romney's agenda - especially his Supreme Court - would be devastating to LGBT and non-LGBT Americans alike.
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More Recognition of the Courts as a Presidential Election Issue
Thu, 10/18/2012 - 3:26pm — 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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Demise of Another GOP Talking Point on Judicial Nominations
Mon, 10/15/2012 - 3:29pm — Paul
The GOP claim that confirmation times for Obama's judicial nominees should be compared to Bush's second term falls apart.
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Bush Circuit Judges Uphold Ohio Abortion Restriction
Thu, 10/04/2012 - 3:33pm — Paul
Presidents serve for four or eight years, but the judges they nominate serve for life.
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Judicial Obstruction in Graphic Form
Fri, 09/28/2012 - 3:20pm — Paul
Even for judicial nominees with no opposition, Republican opposition is setting records.
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More Court Vacancies, More GOP Obstruction
Thu, 09/20/2012 - 3:49pm — Paul
Republicans are blocking judicial nominees in Illinois and California, even though new vacancies in those states were announced just this morning.
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Sen. Confirmed 10 Judges One Day After Committee Vote in Sept 2008
Fri, 09/14/2012 - 4:56pm — Paul
In the last presidential election year, the Senate confirmed 10 judges in September, just a day after committee approval. Why not this year?
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Leahy Urges Confirmation Votes for Judges
Tue, 09/11/2012 - 1:29pm — Paul
Republicans should allow the Senate to vote on all of the 17 pending district court nominations.
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A Diversity Milestone for Federal Judges
Tue, 09/11/2012 - 11:22am — Paul
President Obama had as many women judges confirmed as Bush did in 8 years, but Republicans are preventing votes that would further diversify our courts.
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Bush Judges Again Show Why the DC Circuit Matters
Wed, 08/29/2012 - 5:38pm — 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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Court Rejects Florida's Efforts to Curtail Early Voting
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 11:28am — Paul
In an opinion affecting 5 counties, a federal court rules that Florida's curtailed early voting would disproportionately harm African Americans.
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On Obstructing Judges, Senate Republicans Get Even Worse
Mon, 07/30/2012 - 4:49pm — Paul
Republicans are seeking the first ever successful filibuster of a circuit court nominee who was approved in committee with bipartisan support.
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Republican Obstruction Impedes Efforts to Diversify the Federal Bench
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:16pm — Paul
GOP obstruction is blocking judicial confirmation votes on qualified women and people of color.
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ABA Expresses “Grave Concern” Over Obstruction of Judicial Nominees
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 3:07pm — Paul
The American Bar Association urges the Senate to vote on pending circuit court nominations despite the GOP's call for a freeze.
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