Judging the Environment's (JTE’s) ongoing research, outreach and constant updates on news, commentary and statements by each Senator centers on nominees to fill over 100 lifetime vacancies on the trial and circuit courts that have the final say in well over 95% of federal cases.

MUST READ: 10 Things You Need To Know About Blue Slips: Republicans repeatedly used the tradition to block President Obama’s judicial nominees. (Huffington Post, 09/13/17) Christopher Kang, Former Deputy Counsel to President Obama

JTE also compiled unique collections regarding President Obama's and President Trump' nominees to fill the 2016-17 Supreme Court vacancy.

MERRICK GARLAND: 638 EDITORIALS BY OVER 300 EDITORIAL BOARDS IN EVERY STATE & DC URGE SENATE TO HOLD A HEARING AND VOTE ON NOMINEE TO FILL SUPREME COURT VACANCY – STATE BY STATE LINKS/EXCERPTS (as of October 13, 2016) These 638 Editorials by 301 newspaper editorial boards in all 50 states and DC represent well over 95 percent of the newspaper editorial board opinions revealed by comprehensive online research. Click State names on first page for Editorial Board links/excerpts for each State.

This comprehensive website uniquely provides excerpts from and links to essential resources on judicial nominations and related issues that are sortable by Nominee, Issue, Senator, Publication, and more. Selection, nomination & confirmation of lifetime federal judges is key to upholding and enforcing laws on climate change, endangered species and a wide range of other issues.

Attorney General nominee: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) confirmed Feb. 8, 2017 on a 52-47 vote.

• Sortable links & excerpts: Reactions from Democratic and Republican Senators, and Editorials and Commentaries

NEWSROOM:

• Editorials & Commentary more than 10,000 links/excerpts (sort by issue, publication & more)

• Judging the Environment In the News (more than 1000 quotes, letters and more)

SENATOR STATEMENTS Sort thousands of links/excerpts by State, Issue, and more

FILLING SUPREME COURT VACANCY: LINKS/ EXCERPTS for

• More than 380 Statements by Republican Senators and Democratic Senators;
• More than 300 Editorial Boards in every state & DC  by publication and State by State
• 17 National Environmental Groups (including Defenders of Wildlife) CEOs' Letter to Sens. McConnell & Reid on Filling the Supreme Court Vacancy (03/08/16)
• DOZENS OF Group Letters & Statements

Federal Judicial Vacancies; Pending Nominees; Vacancies Without Nominees

• U.S. District Court Vacancies at the Beginning and End of the Obama Presidency: Overview and Comparative Analysis, CRS Insight, January 31, 2017

• Republican Senators from 15 States Urge Immediate Action to Fill Their Judicial Vacancies (CO, FL, ID, IN, KS, LA, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, WI) (Sept. 13, 2016) Including all 16 Republican senators with nominees on the Senate Floor. Excerpts and links to Senator statements by state

• These Republican Senators Want Their Judicial Nominees Confirmed. Majority Leader McConnell Isn’t Listening. (Medium, 08/04/16)

Editorial Boards in all 50 states and DC praise the ESA and Endangered & Threatened Species (more than 600 Editorials sortable by publication)

CITIZEN ACCESS TO COURT NEEDED TO ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL & OTHER SAFEGUARDS AS CONGRESS, COURTS & EDITORIAL BOARDS (& PRESIDENT REAGAN) AGREED