Merrick Garland Received Student Deferments to Avoid Vietnam War Draft
Merrick Garland was not eligible to be drafted into military service while he was a student at Harvard University as he took two student deferments during the Vietnam War, according to a copy of...
View ArticleSmall Business Group: ‘Nothing Moderate’ About Merrick Garland
A major small business group released its scorecard on Judge Merrick Garland Tuesday, finding that the Supreme Court nominee is not the “down-the middle moderate” supporters have attempted to market...
View ArticleAngus King: Obama Made Mistake Supporting Filibuster of Alito SCOTUS Nomination
Sen. Angus King (I., Maine), who caucuses with Senate Democrats, said Wednesday that President Obama made the wrong decision in supporting a 2006 filibuster of Justice Samuel Alito to block his...
View ArticleReport: Top EPA Attorney Backs Garland, Citing Pro-Environmental Record
EPA General Counsel Avi Garbow praised President’s Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, touting his record of protecting environmental regulations, according to a newly...
View ArticleWhite House Uses Biden to Urge SCOTUS Hearings Despite VP’s 1992 Call to Wait...
The White House posted a video to Twitter Tuesday featuring Joe Biden demanding that the Republican-led Senate hold hearings on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, despite the vice president’s 1992...
View ArticleWatchdog Calls on SCOTUS Nominee To Release Any Records of Misconduct
Merrick Garland, President Obama’s choice to replace Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, has been asked by an ethics watchdog to authorize the release of any records related to allegations of...
View ArticleLocal Reporters Treat Obama Interview Like Tourists Rather Than Journalists
Two local news reporters who interviewed President Obama on Monday about the White House campaign to get Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court seemed to treat the occasion like wide-eyed tourists rather...
View ArticleObama Enlists Local Reporters to Help Dem Senate Candidates
The White House is hoping to use local reporters to advance the prospects of Democratic Senate candidates running against Republican incumbents. President Obama hosted a handful of local journalists at...
View ArticleObama Incorrectly States Garland Was Confirmed Unanimously to Current Position
President Obama incorrectly said Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland was confirmed unanimously by the Senate to his current judgeship during an interview with BuzzFeed News on Monday. Obama claimed...
View ArticleKaine: Race an Issue in Opposition to Obama Supreme Court Nominee
Senator Tim Kaine (D., Va.) said Wednesday that race may be a factor as to why President Obama is facing opposition in the Senate regarding his Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. MSNBC host Rachel...
View ArticleJustice Breyer Says Supreme Court Still Efficient With Eight Judges
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer said Monday that the death of the late Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this year has not “diminished” the efficiency of the Supreme Court. Breyer, a Bill Clinton...
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McConnell Campaign Site’s 404 Error Page Features Image of Merrick Garland
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R., Ky.) official campaign website has an error page that features the image of the Supreme Court nominee who wasn't, Merrick Garland. Anyone who heads to...
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McConnell Says ‘We’d Fill It’ If Supreme Court Vacancy Opened in 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said Tuesday that Republicans would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 should one open. McConnell, who is seeking a seventh term in 2020, addressed...
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Trump: ‘Of Course’ I Would Fill Supreme Court Vacancy Before 2020 Election
President Donald Trump on Monday said "of course" he would make a nomination to the Supreme Court if there's a vacancy before the 2020 election. The Hill's Jordan Fabian and Saagar Enjeti met with...
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FLASHBACK: Democrats Demand Merrick Garland Get Senate Vote in Election Year
Democrats in 2016 demanded Senate Republicans "do their job" and give a hearing and vote to President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, in spite of it being a presidential election...
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Ginsburg Supported Election-Year Confirmations and Opposed Court Packing
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's comments on court packing and election-year judicial nominations loom large over the forthcoming battle for her seat on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg had criticized...
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Merrick Garland Has a Lot Of Thinking To Do
Judge Merrick Garland, who will likely become the next attorney general, isn’t really sure what he thinks about illegal immigration, China, and the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. A string of...
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Biden Attorney General Nominee Pleads Ignorance on Gun Control Limits
President Joe Biden's pick for the top law enforcement post in America told the Senate that he is uninformed about important gun issues, as he faces what could be a close confirmation vote. Merrick...
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Eyeing Supreme Court Vacancy, Left-Wing Dark Money Group Pushes Ketanji Brown...
A constellation of dark money groups is pushing U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the D.C. Court of Appeals with an eye to elevating her to the Supreme Court. President Joe...
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Biden DOJ Pick Struggles to Defend Record on Black Panther Prosecutions
Justice Department nominee Kristen Clarke struggled to explain her criticisms of a civil rights case lodged against members of the New Black Panther Party during her confirmation hearing Wednesday....
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