Politics Jun 25 Trump judicial nominee faces scrutiny for willingness to defy court orders By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
Politics Mar 22 Watch 7:52 First Muslim American nominated to federal appeals court faces roadblocks in Senate President Biden’s nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court appears to be in peril. Adeel Mangi is a veteran litigator unanimously rated “well qualified” by the American Bar Association, but he’s faced attacks from Republican senators. By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens
Politics Nov 15 Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their diverse backgrounds The Democratic president wants to add to more than 150 of his judicial selections who've already been confirmed. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics May 11 With Sen. Feinstein back in Senate, 3 of Biden’s judicial nominees move forward Senate Democrats moved three of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees along party lines Thursday after weeks of delay due to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's extended absence. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Dec 13 Biden’s judicial nominations have set records for diversity, but several remain unconfirmed The president has prioritized nominating people from underrepresented backgrounds in terms of race, gender and professional experience, but advocates say there’s still ‘a long way to go.’… By Candice Norwood, The 19th
Feb 02 Watch 6:44 Examining President Biden’s pledge to diversify the federal judiciary By Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins It is another big week in the U.S. Senate with a major push by President Biden to reshape American courts. As a candidate he pledged to diversify the federal bench and his decision to appoint a Black woman to the… Continue watching
Apr 29 Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced on Thursday another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in his first slate of picks went before a Senate committee. Continue reading
Mar 30 Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees By Darlene Superville, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Biden calls it a "trailblazing slate" of nominees. The White House says the nominees reflect Biden's belief that the federal courts should reflect the "full diversity of the American people."… Continue reading
Sep 11 Trump judicial nominee frustrates senators from both parties with silence at hearing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Steven Menashi refused to answer questions from Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin of Illinois about his work on immigration issues, including a policy to separate migrant children from their families… Continue reading
Apr 03 Senate GOP to change debate time rules on Trump nominees By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The proposed rules change would limit debate on most nominees to two hours instead of the 30 hours now required. Cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court nominations, and appeals court judges would be exempted from the new rules. Continue reading