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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

“As controversy looms, Trump looks to pack the courts with conservatives”: Dan Merica and Ariane de Vogue of CNN have this report.

Posted at 11:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats praise Trump nominee for 9th Circuit; Republicans raise critical questions on his gun rights, Citizens United views”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Nick Grube of Honolulu Civil Beat reports that “Trump’s Federal Judge Nominee For Hawaii Gets Warm Reception In DC; Mark Bennett, the former state AG under Hawaii’s last Republican governor, received bipartisan accolades during his Senate confirmation hearing.”

And at his blog “The Vetting Room,” Harsh Voruganti has a post titled “Mark Bennett — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.”

You can view the video of today’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for judicial nominees via this link.

Posted at 11:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeal could jeopardize CFPB win in landmark tribal sovereignty case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 11:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s funding threats to SF over sanctuary laws meet chilly response in court”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Federal appeals court considers ‘sanctuary city’ case.”

Tatiana Sanchez of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Trump administration takes sanctuary city battle to San Francisco appeals court.”

Sudhin Thanawala of The Associated Press reports that “Judges weigh scope of Trump sanctuary cities order.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Trump’s words complicate feds’ arguments in sanctuary-city case.”

You can access the video of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on YouTube at this link.

Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman