Category: Federal
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OIRA reviewed 22 significant rules in February
In February 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 22 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved the intent of 21 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agency. OIRA reviewed 16 significant regulatory actions in February…
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Federal Register weekly update: 11 significant documents added
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 February 28 through March 4, the Federal Register grew by 1,630 pages for a year-to-date…
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SCOTUS issues opinion in case concerning ACCA
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a unanimous ruling in the case Wooden v. United States on March 7. The case was argued before the court on Oct. 4. The court reversed theSixth Circuit's ruling and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding that William Wooden's 10 offenses did not occur on…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through March 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 80 vacancies. Seventy-eight of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month, one judge has been confirmed In the past month, two judges have been…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for February 2022
In February's federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of February through March 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been two new judicial vacancies since the January 2022 report. There are 78 vacancies…
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SCOTUS issues opinions in two cases
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued rulings in two cases on March 3: United States v. Zubaydah and Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P.S.C. In Zubaydah, the court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit's ruling in a 7-2 vote and remanded the case for further proceedings. SCOTUS…
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Biden has appointed most federal judges through March 1 of a president's second year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 46 Article III federal judges through March 1 of his second year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. The Senate had confirmed 26 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…
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Van Taylor ends re-election campaign for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District
On March 2, a day after placing first in the Republican primary for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District, incumbent Van Taylor announced he was ending his re-election bid. In his announcement, Taylor admitted to an affair. Taylor was first elected in 2018. Taylor won 48.7% of the vote in the primary, but candidates needed more than…
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Crockett and Hamilton advance to runoff in Texas' 30th Congressional District Democratic primary
Jasmine Crockett and Jane Hamilton advanced to a May 24 runoff in the Democratic primary for Texas' 30th Congressional District. In the March 1 primary, Crockett received 48.5% of the vote, followed by Hamilton with 17%. No other candidate received more than 10% of the vote. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) , who was first…