Government Shutdown and the Judicial System
Legal experts spoke about the impact of the government shutdown on the federal judiciary and the U.S. Department of Justice. The forum was sponsored by Democratic members of the House Judici…
1,712 viewsLegal experts spoke about the impact of the government shutdown on the federal judiciary and the U.S. Department of Justice. The forum was sponsored by Democratic members of the House Judici…
1,712 viewsMark Smith was interviewed about his book Disrobed: The New Battle Plan to Break the Left’s Stranglehold on the Courts, published by Crown Forum. In his book Mr. Smith, vice president of th…
255 viewsAt the Campaign for American’s Future 2005 “Take Back America” conference a panel talked about the selection of federal judicial nominations and the confirmation process. Among the topics th…
54 viewsThe guest talked about the use of the filibuster in U.S. Senate votes on federal judicial nominations. The Alliance for Justice opposes several of President Bush’s judicial nominations as we…
94 viewsSenator Byrd and other Democrats addressed MoveOn.org’s “Rally to Save the Courts.” They opposed the Republican “nuclear option” to remove the Senate rule requiring a two-thirds vote to stop…
215 viewsWashington Journal was devoted to the 30-hour judicial nomination debate in the Senate. Senators from the Republican “war room,” the Democratic "war room,", and in the C-SPAN studio commente…
152 viewsThe panelists talked about the federal judicial nomination confirmation process, focusing on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columb…
221 viewsMr. Ringel talked about the role of special interest groups in the selection and confirmation of judicial nominations and the status of current judicial nominations. He responded to audience…
183 viewsCongressional leaders, including Minority Whip Senator Harry Reid, D-Nevada, Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and activists talked to reporters abo…
87 viewsNan Aron discussed the goals of the Judicial Selection Project of the Alliance for Justice, an organization comprised of several smaller civil rights and social activism organizations. The J…
59 viewsThe Federal Courts Study Committee hears testimony about the future of the Federal Judiciary.
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