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Press Releases
Senate Republican Blockade of 21 Judicial Nominees Worsens Vacancy Crisis (12/17/11)“Once again, U.S. Senate Republicans have unjustifiably blocked a decades-old tradition of clearing pending judicial nominees before leaving town.
Vacancy Crisis Continues: Senate Votes on 10 Judicial Nominees Will Leave 17 Frozen, Including Most of Those Approved Unanimously in Committee (09/27/11)
Déjà vu: Once again, Senate Republican Blockade of Judicial Nominees Worsens Vacancy Crisis (08/02/11)
Defenders of Wildlife: Lummis, Barrasso introduce bill to limit citizens’ ability to sue the federal government (05/25/11)Legislation would restrict provisions that ensure equal access to justice
Senate Republican Blockade of 23 Judicial Nominees Worsens Vacancy Crisis (09/30/10)
Humor and Satire
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Daryl Cagle’s Political Cartoonists Compilations
WOMEN OF WALMART [& the Supreme Court]
More Humor
Judging the Environment In The News
Arkansas judicial nominee encounters no problems (Arkansas Times, 01/26/12)
Collins should re-examine actions (York County Coast Star [ME], 01/26/12)
Collins and Snowe must set partisan politics aside (Seacoastonline [Southern ME & NH], 01/25/12)
Letter: Senators Must Work To Fix Unprecedented Lack of Judges (Ledger [Lakeland, FL], 01/24/12)
Johnny Isakson, Saxby Chambliss send judicial signals to White House (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 01/24/12)
Editorials and Opinion
Act with dispatch to ease federal courts' vacancy burden (Philadelphia Inquirer [PA], 02/06/12)
Three Current Supreme Court Justices Will Turn 80 Before The End Of The Next Presidential Term (Think Progress, 02/06/12)
The Judicial Confirmation Crisis in One Easy Chart (People For blog, 02/06/12)
Our Views: Nominees need vote (Advocate [Baton Rouge, LA], 02/06/12)
Editorial: Dump 'Citizens United'! (Nation, 02/06/12)