Jesse J Holland

July 22, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts likely will not face a Democratic filibuster, Senate centrists who brokered a deal to expedite judgeship candidates said yesterday. So far, so good, one Democrat acknowledged.

By Jesse J. Holland

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December 09, 2005 | Law.com

Senate Democrats on Thursday called for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito to provide them with more information about his time as a federal judge and a government lawyer, citing "questions that seem to have incomplete answers." The Congressional Black Caucus also announced Thursday that it would lobby the so-called Senate "Gang of 14" to oppose Alito's nomination because of what it called his hostility to discrimination cases.

By Jesse J. Holland

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October 24, 2005 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers will continue meeting with senators, the White House said Friday, despite calls from some conservatives who said the courtesy visits aren't helping and she should focus instead on preparing for her confirmation hearing scheduled for Nov. 7. Miers has faced attacks from both sides of the political spectrum, most notably from the president's conservative allies, though none of the Senate's majority Republicans has come out against her.

By Jesse J. Holland

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October 06, 2005 | Law.com

Conservative senators and others were questioning on Wednesday whether Harriet Miers was the best Supreme Court nominee a self-proclaimed conservative Republican president could find. "I guess they thought we'd all just say 'Whoopee!' but that's not the way it works around here anymore," said Trent Lott, R-Miss. The White House and congressional GOP leaders -- weakened partly by investigations of House and Senate majority leaders Tom DeLay and Bill Frist -- now find themselves defending Bush's decision.

By Jesse J. Holland

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May 18, 2005 | Law.com

By Jesse J. Holland

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January 20, 2006 | Law.com

Democratic Sens. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Ken Salazar of Colorado, who supported Chief Justice John Roberts, said Thursday they would oppose Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito in next week's Senate vote. The conservative judge is expected to be confirmed, but with fewer votes than the 78 that Roberts got in September. Several other Democrats are opposing Alito, including Max Baucus of Montana, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland.

By Jesse J. Holland

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August 18, 2005 | Law.com

Supreme Court nominee John Roberts got a "well qualified" rating from the American Bar Association on Wednesday, clearing a hurdle in his path to the nation's highest court. The rating, by unanimous vote of an ABA committee, was revealed as the Senate Judiciary Committee announced its plans for Roberts' confirmation hearings next month. For more than 50 years the ABA has evaluated the credentials of those chosen for federal courts, with Supreme Court nominees getting the most intense scrutiny.

By Jesse J. Holland

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September 22, 2005 | National Law Journal

By Jesse J. Holland

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April 04, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Thursday blamed Terri Schiavo's death on what he contended was a failed legal system, and he raised the possibility of trying to impeach some of the federal judges in the case.

By Jesse J. Holland

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July 29, 2005 | Law.com

By Jesse J. Holland

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