Category: Federal
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Satellite groups involved in final week of FL-20 special Democratic primary
Eleven candidates are running in the special Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District. The special election on Jan. 11, 2022, will fill the vacancy left by Alcee Hastings (D), who died in April. Hastings had been in office since 1993. As of September, Inside Elections rated the special election Solid Democratic. Satellite groups got…
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Federal Register weekly update: Tops 60,000 pages
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. 25 through Oct. 29, the Federal Register grew by 1,396 pages for a year-to-date…
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Three nominees confirmed to Article III judgeships
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 26 confirmed three of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to lifetime Article III judgeships: Jia Cobb, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, by a vote of 52-45 Patricia Tolliver Giles, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, by a vote…
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Myrna Pérez confirmed to U.S. circuit court
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 25 confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship: Myrna Pérez, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, by a vote of 48-43 The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts…
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SCOTUS updates November argument calendar
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) updated its November calendar for arguments on Oct. 22 after accepting and scheduling two new cases to its merits docket, Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas. Click the links below to learn more about the cases scheduled for argument during the November…
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SCOTUS accepts two cases related to Texas’ S.B. 8; schedules argument for Nov. 1
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) accepted two new cases on Oct. 22 for review during its 2021-2022 term. Both cases relate to Texas’ abortion law S.B. 8 and have been scheduled for oral argument on Nov. 1. Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson concerns a state's ability to avoid federal judicial review of…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 500 total documents issued this week
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. 18 through Oct. 22, the Federal Register grew by 1,238 pages for a year-to-date…
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Major party campaign committee fundraising nears $600 million in 2022 cycle
Six party committees have raised a combined $599 million over the first nine months of the 2022 election cycle. In September, the committees raised $68 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $14.5 million and spent $5.1 million in September, while the National Republican Congressional…
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U.S. Senate confirms Gelpí and O’Hearn to federal judgeships
The U.S. Senate confirmed two of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to lifetime Article III judgeships on Oct. 18 and 19: Gustavo Gelpí was confirmed on Oct. 18 to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit by a vote of 52-41. Gelpí was nominated to the court on May 12…