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2018 Year in Review
The Committee for Justice was very busy in 2018. In the last year, we advocated for a clear framework for accessing data abroad, worked to d
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Letter: Senate Must Work to Confirm Nearly 200 Nominees by Year-End Deadline
Close to 200 nominations, both executive and judicial, are awaiting consideration in the Senate. If these nominations are not confirmed by t
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Memo from Conservative Leaders: The Senate Must Confirm All Nominees Before Adjournment
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to do everything he can to confirm solid conservative judges to the bench, and we applau
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


With 15 circuit judge confirmations and a dozen pending, Trump looks to reshape the courts
Trump has padded the Republican numbers on the 5th, 6th and 8th circuit courts, which were already Republican-dominated, and has closed the
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Trump court nominees linger in professional limbo
Not everyone gives up on work during the wait. Judge Joan Larsen continued to hear cases on the Michigan Supreme Court while awaiting confir
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Senate Democrats hold blue slips, delay Trump’s federal judicial nominees
Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, said it has been the exception when the blue slip tradition hasn’t been followed during
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Minority judicial nominations by Trump would pose political dilemmas for Democrats
Fights over minority judges are nothing new. When President George W. Bush nominated Miguel Estrada, a highly touted Hispanic lawyer with...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Recalling John McCain's 2008 Speech on Judicial Activism
Today's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for nominees John Bush and Kevin Newsom produced much debate around the topic of
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


National Injunctions: A Troubling New Trend in Judicial Overreach
The media is abuzz with rumors that the Supreme Court will rule on whether to revive President Trump’s revised travel ban as early as this w
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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