Category: Federal

  • Federal Register weekly update: 22 new significant documents

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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 Oct. 4-Oct. 8, the Federal Register grew by 2,058 pages for a year-to-date total of…

  • Sarah Merriam confirmed to U.S. district court

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    The U.S. Senate on Oct. 6 confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship: Sarah A.L. Merriam, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, by a vote of 54-46 Merriam was nominated to the District of Connecticut on June 15 to replace JudgeJanet Hall,…

  • Lauren King confirmed to U.S. district court

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    The U.S. Senate on Oct. 5 confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D)federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship: Lauren King, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, by a vote of 55-44 King was nominated to the Western District of Washington on May 12 to replace Judge Robert Lasnik, who…

  • Ballot Bulletin: California becomes eighth state to implement universal, automatic mail-in voting

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local level. In this month’s issue: California becomes eighth state to implement universal, automatic mail-in voting Redistricting round-up: Oregon becomes the first state to enact congressional district maps after the 2020 census (and other news) Legislation update Have…

  • Economy and Society: Shareholder activist group alleges SEC bias in allowing companies to reject its shareholder proposals

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Shareholder activist group alleges SEC bias in allowing companies to reject its…

  • OIRA reviewed 38 significant rules in September

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    In September 2021, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 38 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved one of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 35 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Over 600 new documents added

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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 September 27 through October 1, the Federal Register grew by 1,402 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through Oct. 1 of a president’s first year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 14 Article III federal judges through Oct. 1, 2021, his first year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. The Senate had confirmed seven of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for September 2021

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    In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of September through Oct. 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been four new judicial vacancies since the August 2021 report. There are 82…

  • SCOTUS begins October sitting for 2021-2022 term

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its first argument sitting of the 2021-2022 term on Oct. 4. The court will hear arguments in person for the first time since March 2020. Argument audio will be streamed live to the public. Justice Brett Kavanaugh will participate remotely, due to testing positive for coronavirus…