LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, had an insanely stealthy trip to Washington, D.C., in order to avoid reporters. Trump reportedly called Gorsuch Monday to let the judge know he was the pick to fill the vacancy on the Court left by the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Moments ago, President Donald Trump, speaking from the White House, formally nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Taking the seat and continuing the legacy of the late Antonin Scalia. In introducing Gorsuch, Trump said he had committed as a candidate to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Independent Journal Review (IJR) is reporting that, based on the confirmation from two Trump administration sources, Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch will be nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The IJR report reads: Speaking on background, an administration source instrumental to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The state of play surrounding President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court appointment remains in flux just hours before an official announcement regarding the nomination is expected, sources tell The Daily Caller News Foundation. A source involved in the judicial selection process told TheDCNF that the president is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Senate Democrats will attempt to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, regardless of who the president selects to fill the vacancy. Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley told Politico he will filibuster any nominee Trump puts forward, unless the nominee is Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals…
by Publius If it’s been said once, it’s been said a million times. Pundits and politicians have no ethics. In light of the election of Donald Trump, many have looked for ways to put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court despite a GOP majority in the Senate. These outlets include New Republic and notable rag, Daily Kos. Each…
By: Elias J. Atienza Judge Andrew Napolitano met with President-elect Donald Trump about the Supreme Court vacancy following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this year. Napolitano spoke with Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varney on his meeting with Trump. “He was interested in a broad range of ideas and attitudes about the type of…
by Josh Guckert One of the most immediate and pressing issues facing President-elect Trump is who he will choose to fill the vacant SCOTUS seat left by Antonin Scalia. Trump has released multiple different lists of possible candidates. However, one stands above the rest: Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett. In May, when Trump released…
by Kevin Daley One of the highest priorities for the incoming Trump administration is selecting a nominee to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. Though it’s difficult to assess who Trump might pick from the list of possible candidates his campaign compiled during the general election, some Court-watchers are placing bets…
by Kevin Daley Libertarian presidential nominee Gov. Gary Johnson released a list of possible nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, in a bid to revive his idealistic campaign for the presidency. The Johnson campaign named federal judges Janice Rogers Brown and Alex Kozinski; professors Randy Barnett and Jonathan Turley; Chapman University School of Law…