Category: Federal

  • Federal Register weekly update: 586 pages added (2023)

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Dec. 11, 2023, through Dec. 15, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,512 pages for…

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    As of December 13, 2023, there were 64 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts. Sixty-three of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From November 13 through December 13, 2023: By December 13, 2023—1,058 days in office—President Joe…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 85,000 pages

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Dec. 4, 2023, through Dec. 8, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,750 pages for…

  • New York Supreme Court could hear case opposing ESG investment by NYC pension plans

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    Four New York City employees, with the help of nonprofit legal organization Americans for Fair Treatment, filed a lawsuit in May opposing New York City pension plans’ environmental investment considerations. The court, according to E&E News, could be the first to hear a legal claim against investment managers who consider ESG. Ballotpedia tracks support for…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for December 2023

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    In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from November 2 through December 1, 2023. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 63 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 7.2, which…

  • Biden has successfully appointed 159 federal judges through December 1 of his third year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 159 Article III federal judges through December 1, 2023, his third year in office. The Senate had confirmed 164 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point in his term. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through December 1…

  • Kamala Harris (D) breaks record for most tie-breaking Senate votes in United States history

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    Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 32nd and 33rd tie-breaking votes in the Senate on Dec. 5, 2023, giving her the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate of all vice presidents in U.S. history. Her 32nd and 33rd votes were to invoke cloture on and subsequently approve the nomination of Loren L. AliKhan…

  • Biden issued one executive order in November

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in November, bringing his total to 125. The executive order he issued in November was:Executive Order on Interagency Security Committee (November 27, 2023) Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in…

  • OIRA reviewed 49 significant rules in November

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    In November 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 49 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 44 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…