Judiciary

Federal Court System Prepares For Impact Of Government Shutdown

National

Federal courts trumpet steps to protect workers after #MeToo movement

4:34pm November 20, 2024

The federal courts say they have taken "extensive" steps to protect workers from abuse, discrimination and harassment since the rise of the #MeToo movement, but critics say many workers don't trust the internal system for reporting complaints.

Lawyers gather in a demonstration against the Israeli government's controversial plans to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Tel Aviv District Court of Justice on Jan. 12. The new justice minister Yariv Levin outlined proposals such as allowing politicians to override Supreme Court decisions.

World News

Israel's far-right government wants the power to override its Supreme Court

5:01am February 04, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Despite huge protests, Israel's new far-right government is doubling down on its first major initiative: to weaken the judiciary. Hungary and Poland's far-right did the same when they entered office.

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Politics & Government

Analysis: Legislatures Tried Hard To Politicize Courts In 2018

6:00am January 03, 2019

by Sean Bueter

A recent analysis by a left-leaning public policy group found that 2018 was a big year for partisan attacks on state courts, and North Carolina is front-and-center in the discussion.

A flag flies outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration's reshaping of the federal judiciary continued at a steady pace, with 18 new appeals court judges confirmed in 2018.

Trump's Judicial Appointments Were Confirmed At Historic Pace In 2018

5:00am January 02, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

The Trump administration has achieved remarkable success in confirming federal judges, while left-leaning groups are sounding alarms about diversity and other concerns.

People gather to protest Brett Kavanaugh on the day that he and Christine Blasey Ford testified on Capitol Hill in September.

Politics & Government

The Top 10 Most Important Political Stories Of 2018, As Chosen By Readers

11:40am December 26, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

From the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle to Democrats winning back control of the House, these were the biggest political stories of the year that you picked.

White House counsel Don McGahn spearheaded the president's successful push to pack the bench with conservative judges.

Politics & Government

Don McGahn, White House Counsel Who Helped Reshape Federal Judiciary, To Step Down

2:57pm August 29, 2018

by Scott Horsley

McGahn served as Donald's Trump's campaign lawyer and spearheaded the president's successful push to pack the bench with conservative judges.

Politics & Government

Local Judicial Races Include Same-Party Matchups

1:54pm July 02, 2018

by Paul Garber

The Mind Of The Village: Understanding Our Implicit Biases

5:38pm March 09, 2018

A culture of racism can infect us all. On this week's radio show, we discuss the implicit biases we carry that have been forged by the society around us.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (right) arrives with former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., for a meeting with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Wednesday.

Gorsuch Calls Trump Tweets About Judges 'Demoralizing' And 'Disheartening'

8:57pm February 08, 2017

by Ted Robbins

Remarks by Neil Gorsuch, the president's nominee to the Supreme Court, about Trump's put-downs of judges were quoted by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who met with Gorsuch about the nomination.