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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider several of President Trump’s judicial nominees including Allison Rushing to sit on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.…

Mr. Kavanaugh testified at a hearing on his nomination as a judge on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Among the issues he addressed were his qualifications and ser…

Louis Marcotte testified at the Senate impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous for corruption and engaging in a kickback scheme with a Louisiana law firm. Congressmen…

Rafael Pardo continued his testimony at the impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous for corruption and engaging in a kickback scheme with a Louisiana law firm. Then S…

Charles Geyh, Rhonda Danos, and Bobby Hamil testified at an impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous for corruption and engaging in a kickback scheme with a Louisiana …

Lori Marcotte, Jeffrey Duhon, and Aubrey Wallace testified at the impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous for corruption and engaging in a kickback scheme with a Loui…

Witnesses testified at an impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous for corruption and engaging in a kickback scheme with a Louisiana law firm. This is the third of …

Committee Chair McCaskill called a recess due to the absence of the required seven senators in the impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous for corruption and engaging…

Robert Creely testified at an impeachment trial for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous. Judge Porteous was accused of ongoing corruption and engaging in a kickback scheme with a Louis…

Professor Goodwin Liu testified about his nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Among the topics he addressed were interpreting the Constitution, judicial temperament, and the ro…

Intelligence and law enforcement officials testified on threats to U.S. national security. Among the topics they addressed were recent terrorist arrests in the U.S., assessments of threats f…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. Among the topics addressed was the decision to try five Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court in New York City, the shooti…

Witnesses testified on detainee prosecutions. Topics included legal protections needed in both civilian and military courts, international legal frameworks, and trial procedures. The hea…

A hearing was held on the nominations of Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of William Haynes to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Mr. Haynes testified about his experience, and spe…

Witnesses testified about the Foreign Intelligence Security Act and the operations of the FISA court. They talked about past applications of the law, the process by which applications to the…

Senator Hatch spoke to students and faculty about his experiences on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominees, and recent hearings on several …

U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts was confirmed by the Senate to the D.C. Court of Appeals on May 8, 2003. America and the Courts highlights John Roberts' entire testimony during his c…

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be United States Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit. A cloture vote to end debate passed 65 to 32.

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen as a judge for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Late in the session senators came to the floor to announce and …