McCarthy formally kicks Schiff and Swalwell off Intelligence Committee Democrats' steering committee recommended Schiff for the Judiciary Committee. Axios · Jan 25, 2023
Senate organizing resolutions on hold over GOP waiver issue - Roll Call Organizing resolutions needed to constitute each party’s membership on Senate committees may still get votes this week, despite GOP holdup. Roll Call · Jan 24, 2023
Are Centre, opposition and Supreme Court heading for a showdown over judicial appointments? NEW DELHI: The Centre’s top functionaries may be heading towards a showdown with the Supreme Court with the opposition seemingly taking a posture against the government over the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary. The Times of India · Jan 18, 2023
House Republicans to launch investigations into FBI, China House Republicans are moving to swiftly establish the marquee investigations of their new majority, voting to create panels focused on China and what they assert is rampant abuse of power in the federal government The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023
House adopts rules package for the 118th Congress WASHINGTON — The House on Monday adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress, which includes the return of a controversial rule that would allow a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker. Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023
House adopts rules package for the 118th Congress - Roll Call The House adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress, allowing a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker. Roll Call · Jan 9, 2023
McCarthy releases House rules package, still short speaker votes - Roll Call It's unclear if a new rules package includes enough olive branches to conservatives to win Kevin McCarthy support for speaker. Roll Call · Jan 2, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Republicans delete “Kanye. Elon. Trump.” tweet after West’s praise of Hitler Republicans are set to take over the House Judiciary Committee early next year The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
How to stay ‘alarmingly authentic’ while working on the Hill - Roll Call Exiting spox Jenna Valle-Riestra has some thoughts after a few eventful years on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Roll Call · Nov 30, 2022
Judiciary Republicans hint at investigation into FBI, DOJ if they retake the House Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have asked the Justice Department and FBI for documents ahead of what they said will be a series of investigations if Republicans retake the House. WEKU · Nov 5, 2022
Kiribati controversy as attorney general becomes acting chief justice Tetiro Semilota appointed from within ranks of government that fired country’s most senior judge, another from high court and whole court of appeal The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2022
Family left 'devastated' as teen's killer has life sentence reduced by four years Cole Jarvis was found guilty of murdering Connor Lyons and handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years on November 12, 2021. Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022
Senate probes corruption at Trump DOJ Judiciary committee investigating Geoffrey Berman's claims of "multiple instances of political interference" Salon · Sep 13, 2022
Twitter faces legal, political peril in whistle-blower case A whistle-blower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business. Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022
Roll Call · Aug 23, 2022 Nadler defeats Maloney in New York City primary - Roll Call Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney will be leaving Congress after losing a Democratic primary to Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 12, 2022 Iraq Threatened with Security Escalation as Political Opponents Call for Massive Demonstrations Iraq’s political crisis that has been persisting for months has taken an escalating turn, after the leader of As-Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the Judiciary to dissolve Parliament, with the aim to produce a radical change in the country’s political track. Since the withdrawal of the 73 Sadrist deputies…
Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022 Senate Judiciary kicks off series of abortion policy hearings WASHINGTON — An hour before the Supreme Court issued its June 24 decision overturning the national right to an abortion, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri issued a personal plea to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra: Please declare a…
Roll Call · Jul 12, 2022 Senate Judiciary kicks off series of abortion policy hearings - Roll Call Democrats hope to signal they are looking for ways to protect abortion access, but constraints have limited what can be accomplished.
Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022 ‘Crumbling’ criminal justice system hampered by £1bn repair bill and lack of judges - MPs MPs have demanded a plan from government to tackle a £1 billion court maintenance backlog and a lack of judges which are hampering the criminal justice recovery.
Roll Call · Apr 4, 2022 Committee votes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bid for Supreme Court The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11 Monday on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022 Senate panel to vote on Jackson nomination to Supreme Court Democrats are launching a whirlwind week of votes and procedural maneuvers with the goal of confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court by Friday
The Hindu · Mar 29, 2022 Jana Sena Party move to counter YSR Congress Party’s ‘attack on judiciary’ ‘The ruling party in Andhra Pradesh is attempting to destroy people’s faith in the judicial process’
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings: What’s next in her historic confirmation process? Jackson returns to private meetings after three marathon hearings
The Hindu · Mar 24, 2022 Andhra Pradesh: Decision on capital is our right, asserts Jagan CM says his govt is committed to three capitals, Judiciary cannot transgress into Executive and Legislative domains