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New review database takes aim at some of the most protected bosses in America: state and federal judges
Creator Aliza Shatzman says the Legal Accountability Project database aims to diminish the culture …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Biden was poised to nominate an anti-abortion attorney to a federal judgeship on the day Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court: report
"If the president makes that nomination, it is indefensible," Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said of …
John L. Dorman
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The Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation process ripped open grievances on race and criminal justice, fueled by escalating judicial wars
The Senate confirmed Jackson in a 53-47 vote, but future court confirmations in a Biden presidency …
John L. Dorman
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The killing of a Maryland judge is part of a growing trend that's putting the judiciary at risk, a former US Marshal says
"There isn't any judge at any level that is not at risk," a former US Marshal told Insider after a …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Michelle Mark
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Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump's sister and a former federal judge, dies at 86
Donald Trump's sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, died in New York City at age 86, the New York Times re…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Alzheimer's disease, retirement 'pacts,' and serving until you're 104 years old: Inside the federal judiciary's reckoning with age
Deaths and long tenures of prominent judges, including Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, have highlighte…
C. Ryan Barber,Camila DeChalus
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Anti-abortion groups are laying out plans for Trump to use the federal bureaucracy to restrict abortion access and label chemicals in the abortion pill mifepristone as 'forever chemicals'
The activists specifically aim to roll back access to abortion in blue states.
John L. Dorman
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New York appeals court halts first subpoena in House Judiciary Committee's Trump prosecution inquiry
A NY appellate court has hit pause, for now, on House Republicans' plans to grill ex-Manhattan pros…
Laura Italiano
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In win for MAGA Republicans, judge lets House Judiciary Committee start inquiry into Trump's Manhattan prosecution
In a win for MAGA Republicans, a Manhattan judge green-lit the first subpoena in the House Judiciar…
Laura Italiano
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Trump's judicial appointments worsened racial diversity in the federal courts
Only 37 of Trump's 229 active appointments are people of color - the least racially-diverse group o…
Oma Seddiq,Madison Hall
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How Donald Trump hurt female representation in federal courts
Trump doled out lifetime appointments to more than three times as many male judges as female judges…
Erin Snodgrass,Madison Hall
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Democratic senators appear to resist calling on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire: 'That's up to him'
Democrats face a court with a 6-3 conservative majority, with abortion rights and gun laws on the l…
John L. Dorman
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The Senate just announced a hearing 'to explore the grim reality of a post-Roe America' as the Supreme Court revokes abortion rights
"Millions of Americans are waking up in a country where they have fewer rights than their parents a…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden says he'll create a commission to decide whether to reform the federal judiciary and pack the courts: 'It's getting out of whack'
Court packing alone could "turn the Supreme Court into just a political football," Democratic nomin…
Eliza Relman
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The Supreme Court wants to maintain its enhanced security detail after overturning Roe v. Wade, but data shows that overall threats against the judiciary decreased last year, report says
After last year's unrest over Roe, the court is looking to maintain its heightened level of securit…
John L. Dorman
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Justice Department tells House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan that it won't share information about ongoing criminal probes
The DOJ told Rep. Jim Jordan that "any oversight requests must be weighed against the department's …
John L. Dorman
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Gen Z workers are underrepresented in the federal government: report
Financial stability was a chief concern among Gen Z workers, according to the Partnership for Publi…
Hanna Kang
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Lindsey Graham says Republicans wouldn't have given Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a hearing if they controlled the Senate
"If we were in charge, she would not have been before this committee," Graham, who voted to confirm…
Bryan Metzger,Oma Seddiq
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A federal appeals court gutted Congress' subpoena power in a massive ruling in Don McGahn's case
A three-judge appeals court panel ruled that Congress cannot sue to enforce a subpoena before first…
Sonam Sheth
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Joe Manchin blasts GOP behavior toward Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson: 'It was disgraceful'
"It's not what we were sent here to do, to attack other people and just try to tear them down," Man…