…JFK?), I can’t help wondering whether this means a Bork re-nomination is in the works: Former circuit judge, U.S. solicitor general and 1987 Supreme Court judicial nominee Judge Robert Bork…

…over 24 hours) trying, thankfully in vain, to block passage of the 1957 Civil Rights Act. Thurmond “Blue Slipped” black and pro-civil rights judicial nominees. But most of all, he…

…for the separation of powers. It seems like this was pretty clear cut because, absent issues of constitutionality, the Judicial Branch has no business interfering in Legislative Branch business. On…

…expected, it’s Democrats from the “Remember the Alamo” state. AB P.S. I suppose the judicial filibusters by U.S. Senate Democrats also count as a sign of life, but while extremely…

…[a filibuster of a judicial nominee].” Fortunately, as The Hill reports, “Under Senate rules, a two-thirds majority vote is required to overcome a filibuster of a rules change, giving a…

…name on buildings across the country.” [Note: oddly enough, presumably financed with tax money.] “…the White House asked Norquist for help in pushing Congress to confirm judicial nominee Miguel Estrada….

Being preoccupied with thoughts of impending war, you might (conveniently?) miss this: Bush one vote away from Arctic drilling OK or this: Bush calls for ban on judicial filibusters or…

…will bring down the economy of the United States and will routinely refuse to confirm the president’s judicial and agency-head appointments, and will disallow funding for statutorily mandated agencies and…

…just a limited number of previous confirmation cases, I think it’s important to put the appointments into the broader context of presidential track records in securing confirmation for non-judicial appointments….

…state or local government on the basis of race necessarily violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause and that therefore the federal judicial branch is entitled to strike down as…