Religion & Law

Senate Confirms Four Judicial Nominees
Breaking a protracted deadlock, the Senate has confirmed four of President Obama’s nominees for federal district courts and could vote on more in the remaining hours of the lame-duck session...

Senate Confirms a Herd of Nominees
The U.S. Senate this morning broke deadlocks on more than 60 presidential nominees, including those for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the D...

Senate Confirms Schroeder to DOJ Policy Post
At a critical moment for President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, the Senate today confirmed law professor Christopher Schroeder to a top policy position that advises on nominees...

Judicial Nomination Stall:
The Senate has confirmed President Bush's appellate judicial nominees at an amazingly slow rate. Despite pledges to confirm three additional nominees before Memorial Day, the Senate has only confirmed two nominees...

Senate Confirms Law Professor to DOJ Policy Post
At a critical moment for President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed law professor Christopher Schroeder to a top policy position that advises on nominees...

First Obama Judicial Nominees Near Senate Vote
"Circuit Nominees, DOJ Nominee Head to Full Senate," is David Ingram's report today at National Law Journal. The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed two presidential nominees for prominent legal positions: Andre Davis for the 4th U...

Gulf War Syndrome
Panel Confirms it's Real, and Identifies Causes