Category: Federal
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President Biden announces new federal judicial nominees
President Joe Biden (D) announced a new slate of nominees to lifetime Article III judgeships on U.S. circuit and district courts on Nov. 3. Leonard Stark, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Jacqueline Corley and Trina Thompson, to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Ruth Bermudez Montenegro,…
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Biden administration implements vaccine mandate through emergency rulemaking
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Nov. 4 issued an emergency rule effective immediately to implement President Joe Biden’s (D) proposed vaccine mandate on certain private business employees. The rule requires the roughly 80 million individuals who work for companies with 100 or more employees to receive a COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine or undergo weekly testing.…
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OIRA reviewed 42 significant rules in October
In Oct. 2021, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 42 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 40 rules while recommending changes to their content. OIRA reviewed 53 significant regulatory actions in October 2020, 45 significant…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for Oct. 2021
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of October through Nov. 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been three new judicial vacancies since the September 2021 report. There are 74…
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Biden has appointed most federal judges through Nov. 1 of a president's first year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 28 Article III federal judges through Nov. 1 of 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 11 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…
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Five members of Congress announced their retirement in October
On October 29, 2021, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R) announced he would not seek re-election in 2022, making him the fifth congressional incumbent to do so in October of this year. Reps. Michael Doyle (D), David Price (D), and John Yarmuth (D) also announced their retirement in October, and Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D) announced…
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SCOTUS begins November argument sitting
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its November argument sitting of the 2021-2022 term on Nov. 1. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments. This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in five cases. Click the links below to learn more about these cases: Nov. 1 Whole…
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SCOTUS begins November argument sitting
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its November argument sitting of the the2021-2022 term on Nov. 1. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments. This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in five cases. Click the links below to learn more about these cases: Nov. 1 Whole…
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SCOTUS grants two cases for review
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Oct. 29 accepted two cases for argument during the2021-2022 term: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, California, originating from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (consolidated with North American Coal Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency,…