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'Serious questions': Senator demands release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

Sen. Dick Durbin said that he's demanding that the House Ethics Committee release the report about Rep. Matt Gaetz to the Senate Judiciary Committee so they can examine it. The CNN report also said that the House committee was set to vote this week to vote on whether to release the Gaetz report publicly. Durbin released a statement Thursday morning …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

CNN

CNN — The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking off Democrats’ uphill campaign to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s picks for the judiciary as possible before losing power at the end of next month. While there may have been some outside talk …

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Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

CNN

CNN — The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking off Democrats’ uphill campaign to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s picks for the judiciary as possible before losing power at the end of next month. While there may have been some outside talk …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Black GOP-Appointed Former Judge Steps In To Defend Biden’s Muslim Court Pick

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― A Black former U.S. appeals court judge appointed by President George W. Bush privately reached out to Senate leaders this month to urge them to confirm President Joe Biden’s Muslim judicial pick Adeel Mangi, saying he is “deeply disturbed” by the GOP’s ugly and baseless attacks on him. “I cannot help but contrast Mr. Mangi’s …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hypocrisy alert: Senators who scorched Mark Zuckerberg love Meta money

Raw Story

Last week, senators put the CEOs of five social media giants each in the hot seat over accusations of their platforms’ negligence toward the sexual exploitation and online safety of children. Yet, Graham, Durbin, Lee and Tillis are among more than a dozen senators who grilled Zuckerberg and his tech peers but also took donations from Meta’s political action committee, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

Associated Press

Suicide and eating disorders. “They’re responsible for many of the dangers our children face online,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who chairs the committee, said in opening remarks. From left; Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, X CEO Linda Yaccarino and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Stunning Diversity': How Joe Biden Reshaped The Courts In 2023

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Joe Biden did something this year that no other president has done. “Judges rule on issues related to health care, voting rights and so much more that impacts our daily lives, so it is especially meaningful to see brilliant civil rights lawyers ascend to the bench directly from our nation’s civil and human rights and public interest …

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1 year ago

GOP Melts Down As Dick Durbin Uses Their Tactics For Advancing Biden Judges

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had full-blown meltdowns on Thursday after Chairman Dick Durbin held votes on two of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees without allowing debate on them, saying he was simply following the “new precedent” established by Republicans when they did the same thing to Democrats, twice. “I understand what you’d like to do, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ethics rules for Supreme Court justices approved on party-line vote by U.S. Senate panel

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday approved a proposal to impose a code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court, amid revelations that justices failed to disclose luxury travel and real estate deals, as well as directing staff to promote book sales. “Unlike every other federal official, Supreme Court justices are not bound by a code …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Justice Alito disputes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip

NPR

Justice Alito disputes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Justice Samuel Alito did not disclose a luxury trip he took in 2008 with hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer nor did he recuse himself from cases that the businessman later had in front of the Supreme Court, a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

As staff shield Feinstein from the press, a picture really is worth a thousand words

LA Times

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Though Feinstein’s return meant Senate Democrats could reclaim their one-seat margin on the Senate Judiciary Committee, questions continue to swirl around her capacity to serve the Golden State’s 39 million residents. Members of the Capitol Hill press corps await the arrival of Feinstein while a staffer from the Senate sergeant-at-arms’ office …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back at work but needs a lot of helping hands

LA Times

An hour into a Senate Judiciary hearing on Thursday, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was wheeled into the chamber by a staff member. “I’m glad to welcome our colleague, Sen. Feinstein, back to our committee,” Sen. Ted Cruz said, before adding that she was abetting “several nominees who are so extreme and so unqualified that they couldn’t have a prayer of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans defending Clarence Thomas have gotten nearly $500K from Harlan Crow

Salon

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have spent recent weeks fiercely defending the deep corruption on the Supreme Court in the wake of major scandals involving several conservative justices, saying that reining in the Court is "unnecessary." According to an analysis by Accountable.US, all nine of the Senate Judiciary Republicans have collectively received nearly half a million dollars in donations …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees. Schumer would not answer questions about whether he thinks Feinstein should consider resigning, but said he had spoken to Feinstein and “she and I are …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday from Republicans, complicating their plan as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican on the Judiciary committee, said on the Senate floor that he hopes to …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Report: Judge Who Ruled Against FDA-Approved Abortion Pill Hid Controversial Article From Senate

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump-appointed judge who ruled last week that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of an abortion pill drug was unconstitutional reportedly concealed a transphobic and anti-abortion article from the Senate that he helped produce, The Washington Post reported. He added: “Judge Kacsmaryk made a mockery of the confirmation process and must resign.” According to the article, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Ticketmaster gets a bipartisan grilling on Capitol Hill

LA Times

Joe Berchtold, president and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment, left, and Jack Groetzinger, CEO of SeatGeek, are sworn in at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. It was only a matter of time before a politician awkwardly quoted Taylor Swift at Tuesday morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Ticketmaster, Live Nation and the U.S. …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion

NPR

Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Colleen McNicholas, who works for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, following her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. MCNICHOLAS: We've been hearing from OB-GYNs across the state who are seeing folks for pregnancy-related complications, miscarriage management, ectopic pregnancy, who are …

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2 years, 8 months ago

6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes

Salon

Going into this week's Senate confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson for a Supreme Court seat, one might have assumed that the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee would act, well, poorly. Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz holds up a book on antiracism as he questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Kamala Harris finally jets off to meet migrants on the US-Mexico border

Daily Mail

Vice President Kamala Harris snapped at a reporter on Friday after arriving in El Paso, Texas, amid intense criticism of the administration's handling of a spike in migration. Vice President Kamala Harris landed in El Paso, Texas, on Friday morning to visit a border facility, 93 days after the Biden administration put her in charge of the migrant crisis and …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Dianne Feinstein to step down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee following Supreme Court hearing backlash

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator Dianne Feinstein of California has announced she will not …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Dianne Feinstein Won't Seek Senate Judiciary Leadership After Backlash

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday that she will not seek a leadership position in any of the chamber’s committees next year, including the coveted Senate Judiciary Committee where she currently serves as the ranking Democrat. I thought it was a very poor set of hearings.” Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein speaks during an Oct. …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Feinstein won’t seek top Judiciary Committee spot following complaints from progressives

LA Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday she will not pursue leadership of the high-profile Senate Judiciary Committee or any other committee next year, taking a dramatic step back following pressure from progressives who questioned her willingness to use tough, partisan politics to confirm Biden administration Supreme Court picks and other judicial nominations. “I also believe that defeating COVID-19, combating climate change …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Senate Judiciary Committee votes to subpoena Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

Daily Mail

Senate Republicans voted Thursday to subpoena Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as part of a stepped-up assault on social media's handling of online political content. The Senate Judiciary Committee move comes a week after the internet platforms came under fire for stopping the distribution and limiting the reach of a New York Post article revealing …

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'Serious questions': Senator demands release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

Black GOP-Appointed Former Judge Steps In To Defend Biden’s Muslim Court Pick

Hypocrisy alert: Senators who scorched Mark Zuckerberg love Meta money

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

'Stunning Diversity': How Joe Biden Reshaped The Courts In 2023

GOP Melts Down As Dick Durbin Uses Their Tactics For Advancing Biden Judges

Ethics rules for Supreme Court justices approved on party-line vote by U.S. Senate panel

Justice Alito disputes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip

As staff shield Feinstein from the press, a picture really is worth a thousand words

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back at work but needs a lot of helping hands

Republicans defending Clarence Thomas have gotten nearly $500K from Harlan Crow

Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel

Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary

Report: Judge Who Ruled Against FDA-Approved Abortion Pill Hid Controversial Article From Senate

Ticketmaster gets a bipartisan grilling on Capitol Hill

Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion

6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes

Kamala Harris finally jets off to meet migrants on the US-Mexico border

Dianne Feinstein to step down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee following Supreme Court hearing backlash

Dianne Feinstein Won't Seek Senate Judiciary Leadership After Backlash

Feinstein won’t seek top Judiciary Committee spot following complaints from progressives

Senate Judiciary Committee votes to subpoena Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg