5 h. ago Controversial nominee Emil Bove is 1 step from a job as a federal appeals court judge

The Senate Judiciary Committee is voting on the judicial nomination of Emil Bove, a top Justice Department leader at the center of controversy this year.

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11 h. ago Senate panel advances Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove toward federal appeals court position

Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove faces opposition from former judges and Democrats as his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals faces first test.

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17 h. ago Senate Republicans, do the right thing on Trump's unfit judicial nominee

North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis may hold key vote on controversial Third Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Emil Bove.

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6 d. ago Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.

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2 w. ago Alabama violated constitutional rights of man sentenced to death, court rules

A federal appeals court ruled that Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man who was sentenced to death in 1990 by rejecting black people from the jury.

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3 w. ago Emil Bove, in confirmation hearing for judgeship, says he's 'not anybody's henchman'

Emil Bove, President Trump's former personal attorney who has been helping lead the DOJ, faces a Senate confirmation hearing to serve as a federal appeals court judge.

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3 w. ago Trump administration ordered to return wrongly deported man from El Salvador

A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of another man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

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3 w. ago Appeals Court Upholds Ten Commandments Ban In Louisiana Classrooms

Louisiana’s attorney general says she will appeal all the way to the Supreme Court a federal appellate panel’s ruling blocking the state’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. The post Appeals Court Upholds Ten Commandments Ban In Louisiana Classrooms appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Federal appeals court rules Louisiana Ten Commandments school law is unconstitutional

Louisiana's law mandating Ten Commandments displays in public schools deemed unconstitutional by 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with judges citing First Amendment violations.

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3 w. ago Court backs Trump's control of National Guard. And, the latest on the Israel

Trump can maintain control over California's National Guard troops in LA after a federal appeals court ruling. And, the president says he'll decide whether to strike Iran within two weeks.

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3 w. ago Trump scores major win against Newsom in battle for National Guard control

Federal appeals court allows Trump to retain command of National Guard in Los Angeles, ruling he likely exercised lawful authority despite failing to notify Governor Newsom

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4 w. ago Fourth Circuit Panel Upholds Minimum Age of 21 for Handgun Purchases

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld federal law Wednesday mandating 21 years as the minimum age for handgun purchases. The post Fourth Circuit Panel Upholds Minimum Age of 21 for Handgun Purchases appeared first on Breitbart.

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last month Appeals court signals it may have limited power in Trump National Guard case

The legal battle over the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard in California continued in a federal appeals court on Tuesday.

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