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Senate Democrats seek probe into DOJ investigation of Trump and Egypt

Senate Democrats request investigation into potential obstruction by Trump appointees regarding a $10 million campaign contribution from Egypt.

Senate Held A Nixon-Inspired Hearing Specifically About Trump's Immunity Claim

The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed a Supreme Court ruling allowing broader presidential immunity for illegal actions while in office.

The Oldest Member Of Congress Is Facing Calls To Resign, But Has Agreed To Step Back From An Influential Committee

Sen. Dianne Feinstein temporarily steps down from a key Senate committee due to health issues, impacting judicial nominations amid Democratic majority challenges.

GOP Senator Draws Gasps for Shocking Attack on Muslim Witness: You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag'

Sen. Kennedy's aggressive questioning of Maya Berry underscores the intersection of politics and prejudice in current societal debates.

The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on nominees Berner and Mangi, with Mangi's potential historic appointment as the first Muslim federal appellate judge gaining attention.

ABA should consider impact of rape-disclosure questions on bar applications, 3 senators tell association

The ABA is urged to investigate the impact of rape-disclosure questions on bar applications by three senators.

Senate Democrats seek probe into DOJ investigation of Trump and Egypt

Senate Democrats request investigation into potential obstruction by Trump appointees regarding a $10 million campaign contribution from Egypt.

Senate Held A Nixon-Inspired Hearing Specifically About Trump's Immunity Claim

The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed a Supreme Court ruling allowing broader presidential immunity for illegal actions while in office.

The Oldest Member Of Congress Is Facing Calls To Resign, But Has Agreed To Step Back From An Influential Committee

Sen. Dianne Feinstein temporarily steps down from a key Senate committee due to health issues, impacting judicial nominations amid Democratic majority challenges.

GOP Senator Draws Gasps for Shocking Attack on Muslim Witness: You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag'

Sen. Kennedy's aggressive questioning of Maya Berry underscores the intersection of politics and prejudice in current societal debates.

The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on nominees Berner and Mangi, with Mangi's potential historic appointment as the first Muslim federal appellate judge gaining attention.

ABA should consider impact of rape-disclosure questions on bar applications, 3 senators tell association

The ABA is urged to investigate the impact of rape-disclosure questions on bar applications by three senators.
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Senate Panel Approves Subpoenas in Supreme Court Ethics Inquiry

The Senate Judiciary Committee authorized subpoenas for conservative allies of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Republicans expressed outrage and boycotted the committee vote in response to the subpoenas.

Actually': Witness Hits Back At Republican's Leading Question on Gun Violence By Citing His Own State's Abysmal Statistics

Sen. John Kennedy asks about gun violence in Chicago during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Dr. Megan Ranney points out that Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri have higher firearm death rates compared to Chicago.
Kennedy dismisses Ranney's response as 'word salad'.
 @PatentBuddy1 year ago
USPTO Director Scolds VLSI for Publicly Citing Anonymous Report on PQA-Intel Connection

USPTO Director Scolds VLSI for Publicly Citing Anonymous Report on PQA-Intel Connection

"Despite Vidal's disagreement with VLSI, she stopped short of imposing sanctions 'because I agree that, for the most part, the allegations contained in the Rehearing Request were already asserted in a publicly available blog article,' she said."U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal said in an Order filed yesterday in IPR2021-01229 between Patent Quality Assurance (PQA)/Intel and VLSI Technology that VLSI's reference in its Rehearing Request to an "unsolicited, anonymous, and improper ex parte communication" about the relationship between PQA and Intel that Vidal had put under seal has put VLSI on thin ice and in danger of being sanctioned.
 @billcody1 year ago
RT @kate13luna:
Outrageous! Public pressure is needed to DEMAND accountability for SCOTUS justices, who operate abo…

Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel

Chief Justice John Roberts says he won't testify before a Senate panel that is examining judicial ethics.Alex Wong/Getty Images Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to testify before the panel, calling such testimony by chief justices "exceedingly rare."
 @billcody1 year ago
RT @kate13luna:
Outrageous! Public pressure is needed to DEMAND accountability for SCOTUS justices, who operate abo…

Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel

Chief Justice John Roberts says he won't testify before a Senate panel that is examining judicial ethics.Alex Wong/Getty Images Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to testify before the panel, calling such testimony by chief justices "exceedingly rare."
 @Dstnlap1 year ago
Of course he didn't but his Judicial "Colleagues" advice was sought & they advised him that it's "Real Estate" & needn't be disclosed-esp. When everyone knows it's just a deal between two friends from 'Regular Stock' ...#GOPHypocrisy
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Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose 2014 real estate deal with GOP megadonor, ProPublica report finds

Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose a 2014 real estate deal he made with a GOP megadonor, according to a ProPublica report published Thursday.The deal involved the sale of three properties in Savannah, Georgia, that were owned by Thomas and his relatives to the megadonor, Harlan Crow, according to ProPublica, which said that tax and property records showed that Crow made the purchases through one of his companies for a total of $133,363.
 @Jackhokie1 year ago
RT @piyushmittal: I don’t like the look of this ????

Chief Justice John Roberts punts on request to testify about Supreme Court ethics

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined to directly respond to a congressional request for his testimony at a Supreme Court ethics hearing next month about Justice Clarence Thomas' alleged ethical lapses.Roberts instead referred the request from Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin to the Judicial Conference, which serves as the policy-making body of the federal courts.
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