#federal-appeals-court

#federal-appeals-court

The court ruled that the administration can continue to freeze or terminate billions of dollars that Congress had earmarked for foreign aid spending. In a 2-to-1 vote, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the plaintiffs in the case...did not have the legal standing to bring a lawsuit.

"I am concerned lest these travesties of procedure and law acquire precedential force, placing a cloud on any judge of divergent policy or politics or even a judge who writes dissents."

Bove's nomination as a federal appeals court judge was confirmed by the Senate with a 50-49 vote despite whistleblower allegations regarding his conduct at the Justice Department.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an emergency motion from the Trump administration arguing that a halt is critical for the country's national security.