The vast majority of President Trump’s nominees for lifetime federal positions raise all sorts of concerns about whether they will uphold our rights and make judgments based on evidence rather than prejudice. Michael Truncale, named to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, is on that list.
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This Earth Day: Trump’s Toxic Judicial Nominees
Nelson (D-WI) founded Earth Day. Every year since, as many as 1 billion people in 192 countries around the world take the day to plant trees, clean up litter, and help beautify neighborhood parks. In fact, it is reportedly the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. On Earth Day last year, Americans came together to pick up thousands of pounds of garbage in Minneapolis’s lakes and parks, clean up the Charles River in Boston, enjoy a “Greening up the Mountains” festival in North Carolina, and plant trees at schools all across the country. As Senator Chuck Grassley noted, “Earth Day has sought to educate and motivate people to leave behind a better, cleaner place for our children and our children’s children.”
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Legal question swirls around Trump: What constitutes obstruction of justice?
In a new book, former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Trump over obsession with personal loyalty and possible obstruction of justice. But some scholars say presidents have wide authority over things like investigations and firing officials.
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Give Amnesty for College Writings
Senate Republicans staged a five-month filibuster in 2011-12 against Jesse Furman, whom President Obama had nominated as a New York-based trial judge. They didn’t question his qualifications but objected to his past writings, including a piece titled “Bang, Bang, You’re Dead! The NRA Supplied the Lead!” During his confirmation hearing, Mr. Furman said: “I wrote those words as an 18-year-old with no legal experience or training and, frankly, spoke with more confidence than was warranted.” The Senate eventually confirmed him.
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AFJ: Oldham, at Hearing, Also Refuses to Answer Brown v. Board Question
Incredibly, another Trump judicial nominee, Andrew Oldham, refused today to give a yes or no answer when asked if Brown v. Board of Education was correctly decided, just days after Wendy Vitter caused outrage by refusing to answer the same question.
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AFJ: Duncan Confirmation a “Severe Blow to Rights” in the Fifth Circuit
The GOP-led Senate’s decision to rubber-stamp another unsuitable Trump judicial nominee, Kyle Duncan, will be a severe blow to the rights and freedoms of people living and working in the Fifth Circuit.
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Is Comey Flap Giving Congress Cover?
As James Comey continues his book promotion, it has become painfully clear – as predicted – that the tour is another expression of Comey’s hubris that is likely to do more harm than good. He has gone toe-to-toe with Trump, who has been tweeting back insults as if he couldn’t care less about the country or its institutions. Unfortunately, Comey has tangled with Trump on the playground, making their exchange a distasteful round of political mud wrestling.
