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Report: McCain says D.C. Circuit nominees deserve up-or-down vote
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sen. John McCain is once again going against his fellow GOP lawmakers, this time calling for an up-or-down vote on President Barack Obama’s most recent nominees to...
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Obama nominates three to serve on Calif., N.C. federal courts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — President Barack Obama made three nominations to two different federal courts Thursday, in an effort to fill three judicial emergencies. A judicial emergency is defined...
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U.S. SC to consider case over Obama’s NLRB recess appointments
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are unconstitutional. Obama The nation’s high...
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Retailers group: U.S. SC needs to rule against Obama recess appointments,...
ARLINGTON, Va. (Legal Newsline) — One of the world’s largest retail associations says it is pleased the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up a case over President Barack Obama’s recess...
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Report: U.S. SC review of NLRB recess appointments could stall Cordray’s...
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to take up a case over President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board could further...
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Lawyers group argues sequestration already has hurt federal courts
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — A group of lawyers who practice in Connecticut, New York and Vermont federal courts, in a letter to President Barack Obama and nearly 50 members of Congress last week, say...
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Report: Md. AG wants insurance rates capped until more is known about health...
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is calling for a freeze of any health insurance rate increases above 5 percent until the new federal health care law is fully...
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Study: Increased judicial vacancies, heavy caseloads hurting federal district...
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Unusually high judicial vacancy levels, coupled with unprecedented workloads, are burdening federal district courts, according to a new study. The Brennan Center for Justice...
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Former solicitors general write letter in support of Millett for D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A bipartisan group of seven former U.S. solicitors general, including Kenneth W. Starr, say they support Patricia Ann Millett’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
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Lawyer for plaintiffs in BP case known as a Renaissance man in legal community
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Samuel Issacharoff, the New York University School of Law professor who is representing a group of class action plaintiffs against oil giant BP, often is described as a...
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Members of Congress tell McConnell to stop blocking NLRB nominees
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Reps. Linda Sánchez and Joe Courtney on Tuesday joined a group of American workers in calling on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to stop threatening to block a...
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Report: Millett would take major pay cut if confirmed to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — If confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Patricia Millett would see a sizable drop in pay, according to reports. Millett The...
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Okla. AG: Obamacare delay bolsters state’s case
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, in a court filing this week, said President Barack Obama’s decision to delay the implementation of his health care law’s...
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Senate invokes cloture; Cordray’s nomination to head CFPB advances
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray’s nomination as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advanced Tuesday, after nearly two years of partisan...
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U.S. Senate confirms Cordray as CFPB director
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Cordray The Senate voted 66-34 in favor...
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Law professor’s nomination to D.C. Circuit before Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee were expected to take up Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
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Report: GOP grills D.C. Circuit nominee Pillard
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee reportedly grilled U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nominee Cornelia “Nina” Pillard...
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Groups want U.S. SC justices to post annual financial disclosure forms
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A coalition of advocacy groups want U.S. Supreme Court justices to make information about their personal finances more available and accessible to the public. Roberts...
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Schuette critical of Obama’s newest Asian carp plan; AG says it will leave...
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says the Obama administration’s latest efforts to stop Asian carp — the behemoth fish that leap 10 feet into the air — from...
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Obama nominates four to Mich. federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — President Barack Obama’s picks for four open spots on a Michigan federal court are in. Obama On Thursday, Obama nominated Miller Canfield partner Matthew Frederick...
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