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New Bill Would Add Four Seats to Supreme Court

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Apr 15, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

New Bill Would Add Four Seats to Supreme Court

Democrats in the House and Senate on Thursday introduced legislation to expand the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court from nine to 13, a proposal hailed by progressive advocacy groups as a critical step in combating the conservative takeover of the high court and protecting key constitutional rights. Led by Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), […]

McConnell Quietly Rams Through More Lifetime Trump Judges While Blocking Covid Relief

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Sep 17, 2020   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

McConnell Quietly Rams Through More Lifetime Trump Judges While Blocking Covid Relief

  “It’s outrageous that McConnell continues to prioritize the Trump court takeover amid the pandemic. Enough.” As Covid-19 relief for jobless and hungry Americans, collapsing small businesses, and state and local governments languishes in the Senate GOP’s legislative graveyard, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday further advanced his years-long project of dragging U.S. federal courts to […]

In No Rush to Approve Covid-19 Aid, McConnell Says He Will Start Confirming More Trump Judges ‘As Soon As’ Senate Returns

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Apr 23, 2020   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

In No Rush to Approve Covid-19 Aid, McConnell Says He Will Start Confirming More Trump Judges ‘As Soon As’ Senate Returns

  “This is all they care about: stacking courts with ideologically extreme judges to roll back our rights for decades.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made clear in an interview Wednesday that the top priority for the Republican-controlled upper chamber upon its expected return early next month will not be approving desperately needed coronavirus aid for the […]

Federal Judges to Hold Emergency Meeting on Trump Admin. Interference in Politically Sensitive Cases

By Kenneth Schwartz | VOA on Feb 18, 2020   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

Federal Judges to Hold Emergency Meeting on Trump Admin. Interference in Politically Sensitive Cases

  A national association of federal judges will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday after Justice Department officials intervened in the case involving a close confident of U.S. President Donald Trump, the head of the organization told VOA. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, president of the Federal Judges Association, said the judges are “concerned about the attacks […]

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