Category: federal judges

The DOJ Can Run, but It Can’t Hide From Gen. Michael Flynn

Six years ago, senior U.S. spies framed Gen. Michael Flynn, a combat veteran with over three decades in uniform, as a Russian spy. Even after he was forced out of the White House, corrupt prosecutors continued to hound him and his family. And when the DOJ finally relented, a federal judge upended the Constitution to go after…


PREMIERING at 11AM ET: The DOJ Can Run, but It Can’t Hide From Gen. Michael Flynn

Six years ago, senior U.S. spies framed Gen. Michael Flynn, a combat veteran with over three decades in uniform, as a Russian spy. Even after he was forced out of the White House, corrupt prosecutors continued to hound him and his family. And when the DOJ finally relented, a federal judge upended the Constitution to go after…


If GOP Regains Control of Senate, They Can Impact Federal Judiciary: Stand for Freedom Center Director

If Republicans take the Senate majority after the Nov. 8 midterm elections, they could have a significant impact on how many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees get approved, said Ryan Helfenbein, executive director of the Standing for Freedom Center. Since taking office, Biden has nominated 144 judges to district and circuit courts, with 27 nominees announced…


40 Federal Judges Confirmed in 2021; Biden Nominates 2 More

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Thursday made two final nominations to the federal bench this year as he caps his first year in office with 40 judges confirmed, the most since Ronald Reagan was president. Nancy Gbana Abudu is Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the deep South. The…


Federal Judges Slap Down the Biden Administration—Hard

Commentary The judges are finally doing their jobs again. In August, I penned a column lamenting that in COVID-19 cases the courts seemed have gone AWOL. The sole exception was the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo (pdf), which blocked New York State closure rules discriminating against houses of…


Trump Signs Order Expanding Federal Prosecutors’ Ability to Carry a Concealed Firearm

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at enhancing protections for federal judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers. His order directs the federal government to make it easier for law enforcement officers and federal prosecutors to carry a concealed firearm, and urges Congress to pass legislation to extend the right to carry…