| 2014.05.29 | Trump's Supreme Court pick Judge Neil Gorsuch rules that teacher fighting cancer must return to her job. sfchronicle.com (See also Neil Gorsuch) |
| 2016.02.25 | Here is what would happen in Trump's first 100 days if he beats a Democratic nominee on November 9, 2016. theguardian.com (See also First 100 Days, Foreign Policy, Domestic Policy, Vice-President, Guantánamo, Immigration, Syria, China, Mexico Wall, Mexico) |
| 2017.01.20 | Senate Dems will filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee no matter who it is in what is only the second time in modern history that the Senate has mounted a filibuster against a nominee. politico.com (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.01.31 | Trump nominates conservative federal judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court. latimes.com (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.01.31 | Trump picks Gorsuch for Supreme Court with his sons sitting in the front row during the announcement. politico.com (See also First 100 Days, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2017.01.31 | Who Is Neil Gorsuch, Trump's first pick for the Supreme Court? npr.org (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.02.01 | President Trump rallies conservative allies around his Supreme Court nominee, including NRA's Wayne LaPierre, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, Charmaine YOest of American Values, David O'Steen of National Right to Life, and Paula White from New Christian Destiny Center. nydailynews.com (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.02.01 | Trump advises senate majority leader Mitch McConnell to "go nuclear" and abandon 60-vote requirement if Democrats block supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch. nytimes.com |
| 2017.02.01 | Trump urges Republicans to 'go nuclear' in order to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. in.mobile.reuters.com (See also First 100 Days, Assaults on Government) |
| 2017.02.01 | With some Democrats vowing to block Neil Gorsuch’s ascent, Trump tells Republicans to use 'nuclear option' (changing rules to lower confirmation threshold to 50 votes from the required 60) to confirm supreme court pick. theguardian.com (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.02.02 | Scholars say Trump nominee Gorsuch would return Supreme Court to Scalia-era ideological balance. news.harvard.edu (See also First 100 Days, Neil Gorsuch) |
| 2017.02.02 | Senate Republicans' "unprecedented" move to advance cabinet nominees by changing committee rules could presage future strategies for thwarting Democratic pushback. theguardian.com (See also First 100 Days, Tom Price, Steven Mnuchin) |
| 2017.02.12 | Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch scales back description of pro bono work at Harvard. wsj.com (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.02.15 | Conservative group pressures Democratic Sen. Tester on Trump’s Supreme Court pick with a commercial that begins by accusing the senator of being too liberal on immigration and healthcare. washingtonpost.com |
| 2017.06.02 | The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to revive the president’s plan to temporarily ban citizens from six mostly Muslim countries. washingtonpost.com (See also Muslims, Muslim Immigration Ban, Nationalism) |
| 2017.06.26 | The Supreme Court agreed to allow a limited version of Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect and will consider in the fall the president’s broad powers in immigration matters in a case that raises fundamental issues of national security and religious discrimination. washingtonpost.com (See also Muslim Immigration Ban, Legal Activity) |
| 2017.07.14 | A federal court judge agreed once again to partially halt the ban of certain foreign nationals from six predominantly Muslim countries on a nationwide basis - a direct rebuke to the government's attempt to limit the close family members allowed in the US - allowing "grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States" to gain entry into the country. cnn.com (See also Legal Activity, Muslim Immigration Ban, Syria, Iran, Yemen) |
| 2017.07.20 | The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kentucky lawyer John Bush to a lifetime federal appeals court seat, despite his political blogging where he wrote that the “two greatest tragedies in our country” were slavery and abortion. buzzfeed.com (See also Women, Legal Issues) |
| 2017.07.27 | Donald Trump is moving at a furious pace in early nominations for judicial vacancies and open US attorney slots, which will have a significant impact on the shape of American law for decades. businessinsider.com (See also Legal Issues, Federal Departments) |
