Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 12, 2017
9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds may turn into battle over Senate's 'blue slip' tradition
An Oregon prosecutor nominated as President Donald J. Trump's first pick to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may prove to be the test case for whether the tradition of allowing home state senators to block federal judicial nominees will continue to be honored.
An Oregon prosecutor nominated as President Donald Trump's first pick to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may prove to be the test case for whether the tradition of allowing home state senators to block federal judicial nominees will continue to be honored.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, told a news organization that he intends to end the century-old tradition of giving home state senators the power t...
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