Meet Four Conservative State Supreme Court Justices Thankful For Citizens United

Meet Four Conservative State Supreme Court Justices Thankful For Citizens United: Despite spending nearly half a billion dollars to buy the White House for Mitt Romney, rich conservatives were not able to leverage the Supreme Court’s election-buying decision in Citizens United into a bought-and-paid-for presidency. Yet, in state-level races, where candidates are far [...]/p

Fewer Judges Confirmed Under President Obama Than Any First Term President Since Kennedy

Fewer Judges Confirmed Under President Obama Than Any First Term President Since Kennedy: According to data from the Federal Judicial Center, the rate of judicial confirmations under President Obama is slower than the rate during any president’s first term since the term begun by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. The chart below includes all Article III federal judicial confirmations during a president’s first term. As the purpose [...]/p

Outcome of presidential election will impact judicial review of vital federal regulations | Economic Policy Institute

Outcome of presidential election will impact judicial review of vital federal regulations | Economic Policy Institute
"Republican judges on the other hand, will be more likely to rule in favor of polluters, banks, and corporations. The presidential election will determine whose interests the federal government’s executive and judicial branches ultimately protect."

Obama Appoints As Many Women Judges In One Term As Bush Did in Two

Obama Appoints As Many Women Judges In One Term As Bush Did in Two: Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Judge Stephanie Rose to a federal court in Iowa, making her the 72nd woman appointed to the federal bench by President Obama. Coincidentally, 72 is also the same number of women President George W. Bush appointed to the bench during his entire presidency — meaning that Obama accomplished in under one [...]/p