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Obama’s judicial nominations: Still blocked after all these years

May 8, 2013 Steve Sorkin Courts, Obama, Politics, Senate Leave a comment

Don’t fall for that baloney that “both sides do it.” We are talking about obstructionism many magnitudes worse than anything done before by either

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2012 lame duck to-do list: Stop blocking, start confirming judges

November 14, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts Leave a comment

Congress’ 2012 lame-duck session offers an opportunity to do something positive for the America justice system: Unclog the logjam of President Obama’s judicial appointments

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