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When we talk about the judicial system, the Supreme Court gets all of the attention. But the Trump administration has been quietly pushing through dozens of Circuit Court judges, many of whom are extremely conservative and some that have even been rated as “Unqualified” by the American Bar Association. So who are these judges and what’s so important about circuit courts?
“Put simply, with minor exceptions, the government can’t tell a private person or entity what to say or how to say it,” said Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom said in the opinion.
Myrna Pérez, 47, will now be a lifetime judge on a U.S. appeals court.
Just because it's a private company doesn't mean Cyber Ninjas can be used to subvert the public records law, the court ruled.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Six months into his presidency, Biden is already responsible for three of the 11 Black women ever confirmed as federal appeals court judges.
Senate Republicans have filled the nation's highest courts with dozens of white men — and zero Black appeals court judges.
A federal appeals court panel is weighing whether to uphold a Texas judge’s ruling striking down Obamacare.
A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel's emergency ruling likely will affect thousands of voters in next week's election.
A federal appellate court in Boston and a federal trial judge in East Lansing have found laws prohibiting ballot selfies to violate the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
