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Senate Maneuverings

…senator of a judicial nominee could put a hold on the nomination; The tradition of anonymous floor holds on judicial appointments; The traditional courtesy that at least one minority-party member…

…camaraderie, and speeches about the treatment of Bush’s judicial nominations. They want to draw attention to the fact that Senate Democrats, through the use of filibusters, have blocked the nomination…

Here’s what’s missing from reports that “[t]he FCC just passed sweeping new rules to protect your online privacy” by a 3-2 vote: That the three who voted for the Rule are Democrats and that the two who voted against it are Republicans. And that the president’s party gets the majority of board members, from which the chairman is selected.

…and judicial appointees, which Clinton is now, finally, campaigning on. Among last weekend’s (I think; I’ve lost track specifically) WikiLeak’s hacked Podesta-emails dump, there were two that just took my…

Obeying The Rule of Law

…law school deans and professors, law firm partners, and former judges have signed a letter calling on all government officials — including President Trump — to obey judicial decisions. Here’s…