D.C. Circuit Court
498 ABA Journal D.C. Circuit Court articles.
Updated: U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has been nominated to replace Justice Stephen G. Breyer to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Feb 25, 2022 8:14 AM CST
Updated: A Harvard Law School professor and a former federal appeals judge are pushing back against criticism of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson for a ruling that she made in a lawsuit by a group of Black workers suing Lockheed Martin, a security and aerospace company, for alleged discrimination.
Feb 23, 2022 10:37 AM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear former President Donald Trump’s bid to keep presidential records from the House committee investigating the
Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
Feb 22, 2022 12:17 PM CST
Reversal rates could become an issue in U.S. Supreme Court nomination hearings, but they should be taken with a grain of salt.
Feb 11, 2022 11:20 AM CST
U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee, wins high praise from lawyers who practiced before her and those who worked with her. But some liberal critics see her work for a management-side labor law firm as a negative.
Feb 3, 2022 9:27 AM CST
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has released the first opinion written by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is considered a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
Feb 2, 2022 10:40 AM CST
U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,
often mentioned as a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee, saw the impact of the criminal defense system partly through the case of an uncle.
Feb 1, 2022 9:47 AM CST
The White House confirmed Friday that U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs is among several Black women being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jan 31, 2022 10:33 AM CST
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel says its prior opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment doesn’t bar Congress from taking further action on ratification because the issue would ultimately be decided by the courts.
Jan 27, 2022 9:18 AM CST
Two judges are considered front-runners to
replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, but they aren’t the only contenders.
Jan 26, 2022 4:21 PM CST
The National Archives and Records Administration began turning over hundreds of pages of presidential records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block their release Wednesday.
Jan 20, 2022 9:18 AM CST
DOJ closes Emmett Till investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its reopened investigation into the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black youth tortured and shot…
Dec 10, 2021 3:17 PM CST
A federal appeals court has ruled against former President Donald Trump in his bid to keep presidential records from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Dec 10, 2021 9:20 AM CST
DC Circuit orders disclosure of some Mueller report redactions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered disclosure of some redacted portions of the…
Dec 3, 2021 3:50 PM CST
Steve Bannon is indicted for contempt of Congress
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday for contempt of Congress for failing to comply with…
Nov 12, 2021 3:43 PM CST
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