D.C. Circuit

Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To Powerful D.C. Circuit Court

She's the ninth Black woman to ever become a federal appeals court judge.
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What Pandemic? Trump, Mitch McConnell Still Eager To Confirm More Judges

They're ready to fill a seat on the nation's second-most powerful court with a 37-year-old man rated "not qualified" to be a judge.
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Senate Advances Trump Court Pick Who Blamed Women For Date Rape

Neomi Rao, up for a lifetime federal court seat, also has a record of weakening protections for sexual assault survivors.
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Trump Court Pick Neomi Rao Apologizes For Past Writing On Rape

D.C. Circuit nominee Neomi Rao wrote a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, a week after her confirmation hearing.
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Trump Nominee For DC Court Once Said Women Can Be Responsible For Being Raped

Neomi Rao has been nominated to replace Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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FBI Agents Accused Of Torturing U.S. Citizen Abroad Can't Be Sued

A divided federal appeals court all but extinguished relief for civil rights violations in the national security context.
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County That Gutted The Voting Rights Act Won't Be Paid For Its Effort

Supreme Court victor wanted $2 million to cover its costs in trying to destroy the law.
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