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During his final year in office, Obama had an opportunity to fill a third Supreme Court vacancy, following the February 13, 2016, death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. On March 16, 2016, he nominated Merrick Garland , the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the Court. [ 3 ]
On July 15, 2009, the third day of questioning began with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who immediately went after her "wise Latina" remark once again, in trying to further clarify the difference between that statement and the statement that Sotomayor has compared hers to, in which former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor likened the ...
During the address, Obama condemned the Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission ruling, stating, "Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections."
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled a willingness on Monday to rein in President Barack Obama's power to temporarily fill senior government posts without the Senate's approval, a move that ...
President Barack Obama's executive action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation suffered a legal setback on Monday. Obama's immigration action blocked again; Supreme Court ...
Garland, 63, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1997. Obama picks centrist high court nominee; Republicans unmoved Skip to main content
Louis B. Butler: Butler unsuccessfully ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2000 and lost by a wide margin. [187] He was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2004, but narrowly lost the 2008 election to retain the seat. [188] On September 30, 2009, President Obama nominated Butler to serve on the District Court.
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