Eve Levin  //  10/8/17  //  Topic Update


The Supreme Court’s willingness to rely on the government's versions of the facts varies, as last term’s cases demonstrate, writes Leah Litman at Take Care.

President Trump’s nominee to serve as a federal district judge in Oklahoma received a rare “not qualified” rating from the ABA (Buzzfeed).

 




Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about whether Courts of Criminal Appeals judges can constitutionally sit on Court of Military Commission Review, including the court at Guantanamo Bay.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

The recent withdrawal of three judicial nominees is an aberration from President Trump’s large success in nominating young conservation jurists to the federal bench over the last year.

Update | The Week of November 27, 2017

12/4/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump has signaled to friends his belief that a government shutdown would help him politically.

Jeffrey Stein

Columbia Law School