In Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing this summer, Senator Arlen Specter (Democrat - PA) spent quite a bit of time asking the judge whether or not she agrees that Supreme Court hearings should be televised. Senator Al Franken (Democrat - MN) spent most of his time praising her “terrific answers.” Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican - [...]

The Senate voted Tuesday to overcome a GOP filibuster of the nomination of Indiana Judge David Hamilton to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using an unusual legal strategy to try to recoup losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate advanced a federal appeals court nomination by President Barack Obama amid Democratic concern over the pace of filling judicial vacancies.

Democrats crush a Senate filibuster against an appeals court nominee, demonstrating to Republicans they can't stop President Obama from turning the federal judiciary to the left.

In a speech to the Federalist Society, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. spoke of the importance of judges interpreting "what the law is and not what it should be." He stood up for his newest colleague, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who he said had been criticized during her confirmation hearings for saying that her tenure on the high court would be characterized by fidelity to the law. Alito ...

I had the pleasure of meeting the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Randall Shepard, during his visit to ISU's campus this past Wednesday. The Chief Justice came to campus to speak about the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunities, a program designed to help disadvantaged and/or minority students to pay for their legal education in one of the four Indiana law schools.

The Democrat-led Senate squashed Republican efforts to filibuster Judge David Hamilton Tuesday, clearing the way for confirmation of President Obama's first circuit court nominee. In a 70-29 vote, 10 Republicans joined 60 members of the Democratic caucus to clear the procedural hurdle easily and prevent a filibuster after a sharp floor debate between top members of the Senate Judiciary panel ...

The 70-29 vote limited debate over the qualifications of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton of Indiana, and assured his elevation to the Chicago-based appeals court. Sixty votes were needed to end the filibuster, but confirmation requires only a simple majority of the 100-member Senate.

Republicans who decried Democrats' filibusters of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees are now debating whether they should use the same tactic against one of President Obama's nominees, a candidate who they say has an antipathy toward Christianity and pro-life legislation. With conservative activists cheering them on, some Republicans said Democrats set a new standard by filibustering ...