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Obama nominates three to fill remaining vacancies on D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he will nominate three individuals, two lawyers and one federal judge, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
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Law professor says Obama making a statement with three D.C. Circuit nominations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A University of Richmond law professor says President Barack Obama’s decision to make three, simultaneous nominations to one of the nation’s most important courts, albeit...
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Ark. Congressman introduces Stop Court Packing Act to eliminate three D.C....
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., earlier this week introduced what he calls the Stop Court Packing Act, which would reduce the number of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals...
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Republicans backing Ark. Congressman’s Stop Court Packing Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Nearly a dozen Republican Congressmen have signed on to a piece of legislation that would reduce the number of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
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Report: McCain says D.C. Circuit nominees deserve up-or-down vote
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sen. John McCain is once again going against his fellow GOP lawmakers, this time calling for an up-or-down vote on President Barack Obama’s most recent nominees to...
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Report: Millett would take major pay cut if confirmed to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — If confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Patricia Millett would see a sizable drop in pay, according to reports. Millett The...
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Law professor’s nomination to D.C. Circuit before Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee were expected to take up Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
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Millett’s nomination clears committee hurdle, now heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Patricia Millett, one of three nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has made it through the Senate Judiciary Committee. Millett In...
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Senate panel sets hearing on Wilkins’ nomination to D.C. Circuit for next week
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Robert Leon Wilkins, one of three nominees for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, will testify on Capitol Hill next week. Wilkins This week,...
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Report: D.C. Circuit nominee Wilkins sails through Senate committee hearing
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Robert Leon Wilkins, one of three nominees for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday. According to reports,...
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Senate panel advances Pillard for D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Cornelia “Nina” Pillard for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. On Thursday, the committee...
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Shutdown delays vote on D.C. Circuit nominee, others
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The government shutdown has delayed a committee vote on Robert Leon Wilkins, President Barack Obama’s third nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
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JCN launches campaign to stop Obama from ‘packing’ D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — On Friday, the Judicial Crisis Network launched its campaign urging the U.S. Senate to block President Barack Obama’s attempt to “pack” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
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AGs urge Senate to block D.C. Circuit nominees, pass Court Efficiency Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The attorneys general of seven states are putting pressure on the U.S. Senate to stop President Barack Obama from “politicizing” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
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Reid files cloture on D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture Monday on the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Millett...
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Reid: GOP using ‘convenient but flawed’ arguments to hamstring D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke on the importance of confirming Patricia Millett, one of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the U.S. Court of...
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Senate GOP blocks Watt, Millett nominations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nominations of U.S. Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Authority and Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of...
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Third D.C. Circuit nominee clears Senate panel hurdle
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Robert Leon Wilkins, President Barack Obama’s third pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, made it out of a Senate committee Thursday....
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Senate expected to vote next week on second D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A confirmation vote is expected next week on U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nominee Cornelia “Nina” Pillard. Pillard Senate Majority Leader...
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Senate Republicans block second D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Senate Republicans again have blocked one of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Pillard For the second...
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Interest groups contend Republicans ‘abusing’ Senate rules in blocking...
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Special interest groups decried Senate Republicans for holding up the nomination of Cornelia “Nina” Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
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Reid files cloture on third D.C. Circuit nominee; vote expected next week
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A vote is expected next week on U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nominee Robert Leon Wilkins. Wilkins Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on...
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Senate GOP blocks third D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Senate Republicans now have blocked all three of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Wilkins On Monday...
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Leahy: Senate GOP’s ‘escalating obstruction’ hurting the American people
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee says the GOP’s “escalating obstruction” of judicial nominations is threatening the Senate’s ability to “do the work of...
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U.S. Senate changes filibuster rules
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — In response to the GOP’s obstruction of President Barack Obama’s nominees, the U.S. Senate changed its rules Thursday. Under the rules change, a simple majority of...
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U.S. Senate confirms Millett to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Patricia Millett, one of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Tuesday...
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Pillard confirmed to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Senate, in a late-night vote, confirmed Cornelia “Nina” Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Pillard Shortly after 1 a.m....
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Confirmation vote for third D.C. Circuit nominee expected later this week
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the confirmation of Robert Leon Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit before the end of the...
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