Nomination

Lawsuit Seeks Information From Federal Agencies on Trump Nominee Jeff Sessions

A journalist and a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking information from nine federal agencies or departments on information they have about Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and a group that supports conservative judicial nominees. Sessions has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become the next U.S. Attorney General. The nomination …


Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Senate Over Merrick Garland Nomination

Late last week, a Federal Judge rejected an ill-fated attempt to make an end-run around the Senate to find a way to put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court: Merrick Garland’s last, long-shot chance at being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice has now vanished: A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a case that sought to force the Senate to take up his nomination. Garland, the chief judge of …