WASHINGTON – Friday, during a Pro Forma session in the U.S. House of Representatives, Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK-AL), Representative James Moylan (R-GU-AL), and Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) introduced the bipartisan VA Appeals Reform Act of 2024, new legislation to reform the Department of Veteran Affairs’ appellate backlog. Currently, an average of 200,000 VA appeals are […]
(Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Tuesday announced his selections to fill Alaska Superior Court judgeships in Sitka, Bethel and Juneau. The judges were selected from a group of individuals nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council. Governor Dunleavy’s judicial appointments are: Amanda Browning has been appointed to the Sitka Superior Court. Judge Browning […]
“This would be a good time for people to start paying attention,” said one watchdog group. A panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit appeared skeptical on Tuesday as former President Donald Trump’s legal team argued that he is immune from criminal charges related to trying to overturn his […]
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.), […]