Legal Beat
"Chronicles the relationship and tensions between Congress and the courts. It examines high-profile court cases that pit judges against lawmakers and takes you behind the scenes in the Senate battles over judicial nominations. It also explores lawmakers' attempts to rein in the courts and the judiciary's efforts to get more resources out of Congress."
Author: Keith Perine and Seth Stern are legal affairs reporters for Congressional Quarterly.
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Recent Posts from Legal Beat
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Senate Confirms First Circuit Court Judge
The Senate confirmed President's Obama's first circuit court nominee to the bench today, voting 94-3 to send Gerard Lynch of New York to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Voting no were…
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Possible Movement on First Appellate Nomination
Senate Democrats are are trying to get a unanimous consent agreement for the Senate to debate and vote on the nomination of Gerard Lynch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Lynch's…
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Official Cites Case Overload, Says More Judges Needed
The need for more federal judges was the topic at a news conference Tuesday with Anthony J. Scirica, executive committee chairman of the Judicial Conference. Scirica, who serves on the 3rd Circuit appeals court, said…
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New Stamps Will Honor Former Justices
The U.S. Postal Service plans to issue a panel of four stamps honoring former Supreme Court justices Joseph Story, Louis D. Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter and William J. Brennan Jr. The Postal Service and the Supreme…
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Obama Taps Virginia Justice for 4th Circuit
President Obama has nominated Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Milano Keenan for a seat on the 4th Circuit appeals court. "Justice Keenan has a long and distinguished record of service on the bench," Obama said.…
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Asian American Judge to be Elevated to Second Circuit
Denny Chin, a federal District Court judge in Manhattan, is expected to be nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, The New York Times reported Thursday. Chin would be the only…
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Senate Judiciary Moves Two Judicial Nominees
In an uncharacteristic display of goodwill, two judicial nominees advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on the first day on which they appeared on the agenda. The committee approved the nominations of Beverly…
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Sotomayor Signals Support For Corporate Campaign Spending Rules
In her first oral argument session since joining the Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor signaled today that she does not agree that corporations should be allowed a freer hand to spend money to influence elections.…
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Leahy Wants More Judges
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy dropped a bill today that would create dozens of new appellate and district court judgeships. "After years of debate and federal courts struggling to adjudicate cases despite the overwhelming…
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Sotomayor Formally Takes Seat On Supreme Court
CQ's White House reporter, Adriel Bettelheim, who did pool duty today for the press corps covering President Obama, filed this report on Justice Sonia Sotomayor's investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court: In the courtroom, Obama…