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Nominations Withdrawn After 109th Congress

Political Contributions Made by Federal Judicial Nominees, 1993-2000

Last Chance on Judges: A Letter to Senators on Confirmation of Judges

Letter of Support for William J. Haynes, from Retired Veterans

Annual Judicial Confirmations and Roll Call Votes, 1951-Present

Summary of Judicial Nominations in the 109th Congress

Setting the Record Straight:
A Brief Reply to the People for the American Way

MoveOn PAC Distorts Story on Judicial Filibusters
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Restoring Fairness to the Senate Judicial Confirmation Process
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Biography of Judge Terrence Boyle
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Sen. Specter Holds A News Conference On His Chairmanship Of The Judiciary Committee
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William G. Myers, III: Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
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Myers: Pro-Environment Record
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The Democrats' Memogate controversy gets to the D.C. Circuit. This memorandum of law and five exhibits give a great snapshot of the issues, including First Amendment issues.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy on Changing Senate Rules: What a Difference 30 Years Make
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Democratic Judicial Filibusters: Cloture Votes in the 108th Congress
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Senate Races 2006 - Map
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The Nuclear Option in the Senate: A Preemptive Strike for Absolute Power
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Letter from Benjamin Gillman to Representative Lee Hamilton
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The Majority-Approval Option: Restoring Fairness to Senate Nominations
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Our Broken Judicial Confirmation Process and the Need for Filibuster Reform
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Fortas Case Raises Questions of Conscience in Capital
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Letter to President George W. Bush from Senator John Cornyn
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Memogate: Miranda Motion, Memo, and Order on Preliminary Injunction
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Senate Republic Policy Committee: "The Case for Jurisdiction-Stripping Legislation"
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CFJ Rebuttal to PFAW Report "Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears"
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Republican Policy Committee: "The Assault on Judicial Nominations in the 108th Congress"
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Manuel Miranda's complaint to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the Memogate case
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Opening Remarks by Victoria Toensing at CFJ event at the Democratic National Convention
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Defense of Leon Holmes on Abortion
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Pending Judicial Nominations
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Highlights of the Cloture Vote
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Michigan Nominees
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Judge Henry Saad
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Judge David McKeague
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Judge Richard Allen Griffin
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A Brief History of the Cloture Vote
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Leon Holmes Biography
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Defense of Leon Holmes on Gender Equality and Gay Rights
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Article on Gender Neutral Language by Leon Holmes and Susan Holmes
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Confirmation Rates During a Presidential Election Years
May 27, 2004

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Judicial Confirmation Activity in Presidential Election Years
May 21, 2004

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Annual Judicial Confirmations from 1980 to Present
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Pending Judicial Nominations
May 24, 2004

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Filibustering Judicial Nominees - a Constitutional Problem?
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Senate Math - 41 Is Greater Than 59!
March 10, 2003

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Statement of William H. Frist, M.D.-On the Nomination of Priscilla Owen
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Summary of the Frist-Miller Filibuster Reform Proposal
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Highlights of the Cloture Vote In the U.S. Senate
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A Brief History of the Cloture Vote on Presidential Nominations
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Why Not Go 24/7 on Judges?
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Barbara Boxer's Hypocrisy on Judicial Nominees
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Female Democrate Senators Install Glass Ceiling For Female Judges
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Congressional Record March 11, 2003
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Why Not Go 24/7 on Estrada
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Armor Article
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Cloture Attempts on Nominations
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Denying Mr. Estrada an Up-or-Down Vote Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
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Information on Justice Priscilla Owen
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Information on the Ballin Case
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Confirmation Treachery
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Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
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The Judges Debate
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Responses from Manuel Miranda's lawyers to the Senate Sergeant at Arms report concerning the Democratic memo scandal.

Statistics on Janice Rogers Brownös record on the California Supreme Court
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Janice Rogers Brown: A Perfect Fit for the D.C. Circuit
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No Catholics Need Apply?
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The Real Anti-Catholic Bias
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Religious Test For Catholic Judges Remains
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Dear Senator Hatch
Click here for a letter from the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute Click here for the presentation of survey results by Latino Opinions on June 11, 2003. (Adobe PDF format)

Click here for full survey results from Latino Opinions on the Estrada nomination (Adobe PDF format)

Click here for a memo from Raul Damas of Latino Opinions to all Senators, Representatives and staff (Adobe PDF format)

Bill Pryor: A Public Official Dedicated to Following the Law (PDF Format)

Letter from 10 Fresman Senators to Senators Frist and Daschle About the Judicial Confirmation Process (PDF Format)

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April 30, 2003

Carolyn B. Kuhl: Bringing Balance to the Ninth Circuit (PDF Format)

The Court of Appeals Nominees of President George W. Bush as of January 29, 2003 (PDF Format)

Facts Surrounding Miguel Estrada's Qualifications to Serve on the DC Circuit Court of Appeal (PDF Format)

Jeffrey S. Sutton: A Lawyer's Lawyer (PDF Format)

Memo from Chairman C. Boyden Gray
"In view of last November's election results, I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts about the judicial confirmation process with you." Click here for a memo from Chairman C. Boyden Gray.

A Response to the People for the American Way's Report: Courting Disaster: How a Scalia-Thomas Supreme Court Would Endanger Our Rights and Freedoms (PDF Format)

In re Ron Kirk and Priscilla Owen (PDF format)
By C. Boyden Gray

The Crisis in America's Courts

In President Bush's Words

Nationwide Opposition to the Partisan Games of the Past

Judicial Confirmations: The Myths v. The Facts

What others have said about President Bush's May 9 nominees










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