Category: Federal
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Federal Register weekly update: 347 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 Jan. 3 through Jan. 7, the Federal Register grew by 1,060 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register weekly update: 1,428 pages 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 Dec. 27 through Dec. 31, the Federal Register grew by 1,428 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register weekly update: 461 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 Dec. 20 through Dec. 24, the Federal Register grew by 1,312 pages for a year-to-date…
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OIRA reviewed 36 significant rules in December
In December 2021, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 36 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved one of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 31 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through Jan. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-four of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month, 12 judges have been confirmed In the past month, 11 judges have been nominated*.…
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SCOTUS to hear arguments in COVID vaccine-related emergency appeals on Jan. 7
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) scheduled oral arguments in and deferred decisions on emergency appeals related to two of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccination policies. This is a departure from the court’s typical procedure for resolving emergency appeals—known colloquially as the court’s shadow docket—where the court issues an order without hearing oral…
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U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes resigns
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California) resigned from the House of Representatives on Dec. 31 to become CEO of former President Donald Trump’s (R) media company, Trump Media & Technology Group. Nunes began serving in the U.S. House in 2003, representing California’s 21st Congressional District until 2013. He won election in 2012 to represent the 22nd Congressional…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for December 2021
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of December through Jan. 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been nine new judicial vacancies since the November 2021 report. There are…
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Biden has appointed second-most federal judges through Jan. 1 of a president’s second year in office
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 40 Article III federal judges through Jan. 1 of his second year in office. This number is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 19 of President Donald Trump’s (R)…