Michael Wallace
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3rd Circuit, 4th Circuit, 5th Circuit, D.C. Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Michael Wallace, Peter Keisler, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Terrence Boyle, William Haynes, William Myers
Judge Boyle Didn't Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Here is some late-breaking judicial nomination news: 1. An update to our prior coverage of the withdrawal of the “Radioactive Four.” As one of you points out, it seems that Judge Terrence Boyle (E.D.N.C.), nominated to the Fourth Circuit, wanted to continue fighting. From the latest version of the AP story: William Haynes, William G. […] -
Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Michael Wallace, Terrence Boyle, White House Counsel, William Haynes, William Myers
And They Will Back Down
“You can stand them up at the gates of hell, And they will back down.” A new Senate. A new White House counsel. And new hope for judicial nominees who might actually get confirmed. In our lifetimes. The Bush Administration’s four most controversial judicial nominees, referred to in some Senate Judiciary Committee circles as “the […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
5th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Manuel Real, Michael Wallace
Two Notable News Developments for This Holiday Weekend
Via How Appealing, of course (because who else besides us and Howard Bashman is blogging right now): 1. Controversial Fifth Circuit nominee Michael Wallace (at right), a member of the Elect (Rehnquist/OT 1977) who was still rated “unqualified” by the ABA, will ask President Bush to withdraw his nomination next week. This is a smart […]
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Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Michael Wallace, Peter Keisler, Senate Judiciary Committee, Terrence Boyle, William Haynes, William Myers
President Bush Sticks Thumb in Eye of Chuck Schumer
Not literally — but he might as well have. From the Washington Post: President Bush renominated six previously blocked candidates for federal appeals court yesterday, triggering the first real battle with ascendant Democrats since the midterm elections and signaling what could be the start of a fierce two-year struggle over the shape of the federal […] -
5th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Michael Wallace, Peter Keisler, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Terrence Boyle, White House Counsel, William Haynes
Some Ruminations on Nominations
In the wake of the Democratic victories in the midterm elections, people are wondering: How will federal judicial nominations be affected? The answer is unclear. On the one hand: “It’s going to be much harder to get hardline conservatives through,” says Michael Seidman, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Bush’s “history isn’t to […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Gerard Lynch, Judicial Nominations, Kent Jordan, Michael Wallace, Morning Docket, Terrence Boyle, William Haynes
Morning Docket: 09.06.06
* Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was hospitalized and underwent surgery over the Labor Day weekend. Surgeons inserted a new stent to clear a blocked coronary artery. AMK is doing fine and is back to work. [New York Times, Washington Post; Los Angeles Times] * The brilliant Judge Gerard E. Lynch (S.D.N.Y.) — a member of […]
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