As President Obama has intensified his push to appoint circuit judges, a study has concluded that his administration has been one of the worst in recent history when it comes to filling the nation's federal district courts. Because judicial vacancies have remained "uniquely high" throughout Obama's term, federal district court judges have rarely been more burdened by caseloads than they are now, the study from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law concluded.
SEC RULE STRUCK DOWN
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that would require oil and gas extraction companies to disclose government payments was vacated on July 2 by a federal judge. The agency "fundamentally miscalculated the scope of its discretion" and "abdicated its statutory responsibility to investors," U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington ruled in granting summary judgment to the American Petroleum Institute.
LEGAL SERVICES APPEAL
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