All posts tagged "Senate Judiciary Committee"
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Merrick Garland: “It is the job of the Justice Department to stop” anti-trans hate crimes
Biden's nominee for Attorney General commits to dedicating resources to stop anti-trans violence and discrimination
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Trump judicial nominee cries while being questioned about LGBTQ record
Lawrence VanDyke appeared to break down during questioning about the American Bar Association's assessment of him
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Civil rights group red-flags two more anti-LGBTQ Trump judicial nominees
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human rights urges senators to reject Thomas Farr and Jonathan Kobes for lifetime appointments
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Amid last-minute drama, Senate Judiciary Committee approves Kavanaugh nomination
Lambda Legal calls the move by Republicans "highly disturbing and extremely dangerous"
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LGBTQ and progressive groups call on White House to withdraw Kavanaugh nomination
At least two LGBTQ groups and several allied progressive groups are calling on President Trump to withdraw the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh after...
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LGBTQ groups: Writings of 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds are “disqualifying”
Writings from Ryan Bounds' college years reveal hostility towards communities of color and LGBTQ people
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U.S. Senate committee approves slate of anti-LGBTQ judges
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve the nominations of 23 Trump appointees to the executive and judicial branches, including six nominees who have...
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Republican Senator urges Trump to “reconsider” nominating anti-LGBTQ Jeff Mateer
Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship once called transgender children "part of Satan's plan"
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LGBT groups warn against confirming Grasz and Norris to federal bench
A coalition of 29 LGBTQ organizations sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday asking them to not to confirm Leonard Steven Grasz...
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Trump judicial nominee has “appalling” civil rights record
Civil rights organization says confirming State Sen. Mark Norris would "erode the very legitimacy of the judiciary"
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Civil rights advocates object to Don Willett nomination to federal bench
Civil rights advocates are objecting to yet another Trump judicial nominee being considered for a seat on a federal court of appeals. Don Willett, a...
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HRC urges defeat of 5 of Trump’s most anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
HRC says all five, if confirmed to lifetime appointments, could threaten LGBTQ equality in the future
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Civil rights advocates upset over confirmation of anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
Civil rights advocates are becoming increasingly alarmed at the Senate’s willingness to rubber-stamp President Trump’s federal court nominees, including some who have come under scrutiny...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves Eric Dreiband’s nomination on party-line vote
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Eric Dreiband, a controversial Trump nominee whose nomination has rankled LGBTQ and civil rights advocates, to...
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LGBTQ advocacy groups oppose Gorsuch SCOTUS nomination
A coalition of LGBTQ advocacy organizations has come out in strong opposition to Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s choice to replace the deceased Justice Antonin Scalia on...
