http://www.mail.com/subjects/16622-judicial-appointments-nominations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16622-judicial-appointments-nominations.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel considered a slate of five nominees for full terms on t... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html 2013-05-16T21:28:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered the most impor... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html 2013-05-16T19:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088736-suspect-killing-wva-sheriff-arraigned.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A man accused of gunning down a county sheriff in West Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges and plans to seek bail ahead of a possible Oct. 21 trial date. With Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum's widow, Rosie, staring intently from the courtroom's front row, Tennis Melvin Maynard answered a hand... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:09:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088736-suspect-killing-wva-sheriff-arraigned.html 2013-05-15T22:09:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069168-appeals-court-strikes-union-poster-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the National Labor Relations Board violated ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069168-appeals-court-strikes-union-poster-rule.html 2013-05-07T20:22:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2052222-boston-suspects-defense-team-major-boost.html BOSTON (AP) — The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who has won life sentences instead of the death penalty for several high-profile clients, including the Unabomber and the gunman in the rampage that injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Cl... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:01:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2052222-boston-suspects-defense-team-major-boost.html 2013-04-30T04:01:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044804-justice-dept-appeals-recess-case-to-supreme-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that found the president's recess appointments to a labor agency unconstitutional. In a petition seeking review, the Justice Department said the decision undermines a key presidential power that has been used for more than a century to ap... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:23:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044804-justice-dept-appeals-recess-case-to-supreme-court.html 2013-04-25T21:23:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044348-argentinas-congress-limits-judicial-independence.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's congress passed new limits on judicial independence Thursday, key parts of a package of laws the government promises will "democratize" the country's courts. Opponents say these new laws provide yet another reason not to invest in Argentina, because private property will be much more difficult to protect and Pres... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:42:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044348-argentinas-congress-limits-judicial-independence.html 2013-04-25T15:42:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2043694-4-artists-up-uks-contentious-turner-prize.html LONDON (AP) — British art's prestigious Turner Prize embraced the playful and the satirical Thursday, announcing a list of four finalists including a cartoonist known for his scathing humor and an artist who orchestrates encounters that break down barriers between people. The contenders include popular humorist David Shrigley, 44, who specializes in squig... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:55:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2043694-4-artists-up-uks-contentious-turner-prize.html 2013-04-25T14:55:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Legislators shouted at each other all day and into the night Wednesday while a nervous crowd held vigil outside as congress bitterly debated major changes to Argentina's system. President Cristina Fernandez said the measures her allies were pushing through would finally make the nation's courts more democratic and responsive... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html 2013-04-25T01:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027548-nm-judge-enters-plea-bribery-case.html LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A retired judge accused of soliciting bribes for former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor misconduct, apologizing for what he said were injudicious comments but maintaining he was the innocent victim of a political witch hunt. Former state district Judge Michael Murphy entered the plea under... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027548-nm-judge-enters-plea-bribery-case.html 2013-04-18T23:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026522-appeals-court-hears-challenge-to-gay-therapy-ban.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's novel law seeking to ban licensed counselors from trying to turn gay teens straight is boiling down to a question over whether the therapy is free speech or a medical treatment that can be regulated by government. It's the "pivot point" of the legal debate, Judge Morgan Christen of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sa... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:59:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026522-appeals-court-hears-challenge-to-gay-therapy-ban.html 2013-04-17T22:59:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025984-strip-shooting-crash-suspect-lawyer-vegas.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described pimp who once posted online images of himself with fists full of cash told a Las Vegas judge on Wednesday that he had no money to hire a lawyer to defend himself against charges that he killed three people in a shooting and fiery crash Feb. 21 on the Strip. Ammar Harris, 27, stood in shackles and told Justice of the Peace... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025984-strip-shooting-crash-suspect-lawyer-vegas.html 2013-04-17T16:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020966-liberian-president-appoints-chief-justice.html MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Francis Korkpor will be the country's new chief justice. Korkpor, 61, will replace Johnny Lewis who resigned last year due to ill health. Until his appointment as chief justice, Korpor, a devout Catholic, acted as the interim chief justice. Korkpor has been an associate justice of the ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:31:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020966-liberian-president-appoints-chief-justice.html 2013-04-15T17:31:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he brokered while serving as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. The 63-page report, issued Sunday after months of investigation, is certain to provide fodder for Republicans... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:17:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html 2013-04-15T08:17:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017352-mubarak-appears-egyptian-court-retrial.html CAIRO (AP) — The judge in Hosni Mubarak's retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the first time in 10 months grinning and waving to supporters. The recusal threw the case deeper into disarray after an appeals court in January overturned a l... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:05:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017352-mubarak-appears-egyptian-court-retrial.html 2013-04-13T17:05:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015176-house-passes-gop-bill-to-halt-labor-board-action.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday passed a bill to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from conducting much of its business until a dispute over the president's recess appointments is resolved. The Republican-backed measure, approved on a 219-209 vote that broke largely along party lines, is a response to a federal appeals court ruling in Janua... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015176-house-passes-gop-bill-to-halt-labor-board-action.html 2013-04-12T16:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014450-canada-minister-to-oversee-probe-to-teens-suicide.html HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canada is looking further into the case of a teenage girl who hanged herself after an alleged rape and months of bullying, after a photo said to be of the assault was shared online and no charges were filed against four teenage boys being investigated. The death of 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons on Sunday has provoked an outcry ac... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:00:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014450-canada-minister-to-oversee-probe-to-teens-suicide.html 2013-04-11T22:00:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011512-gop-senator-hell-support-judicial-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential Republican senator said Wednesday that he intends to support President Barack Obama's choice to fill a vacancy on the federal appeals court in Washington, a promising development for a Democratic administration that has complained that Republicans have been too slow to allow votes on many of its judicial nominees. Of the c... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011512-gop-senator-hell-support-judicial-nominee.html 2013-04-10T21:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008176-obama-to-nominate-package-labor-board-members.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated three candidates for full terms on the National Labor Relations Board, which has been in limbo since a federal appeals court invalidated his recess appointments to the agency. Obama urged the Senate to move swiftly in confirming the members — two Republicans and one Democrat — along with two ot... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:25:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008176-obama-to-nominate-package-labor-board-members.html 2013-04-09T22:25:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008564-senate-approves-jersey-judge-appeals-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed New Jersey judge Patty Shwartz to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, giving her a lifetime appointment to the Philadelphia-based court. Shwartz was confirmed by a vote of 64-34, with most Republicans opposing her nomination. The 3rd Circuit handles cases from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylva... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:05:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008564-senate-approves-jersey-judge-appeals-court.html 2013-04-09T18:05:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003352-egypt-clashes-copt-cathedral-leave-1-dead.html CAIRO (AP) — Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. The clashes raised tempers in an already tense political atmosphere, as workers shut down the country's trains in a strike over wa... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:03:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003352-egypt-clashes-copt-cathedral-leave-1-dead.html 2013-04-07T21:03:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000838-candidates-pakistan-vote-face-oddball-questions.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aslam Khan Khattak passed his first — and perhaps most curious — test this week in his quest to become a member of Pakistan's parliament: He correctly named the first person to walk on the moon. The question was posed to Khattak by Pakistani judges, who have provoked both laughter and criticism in recent days in their vetting of potential... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:57:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000838-candidates-pakistan-vote-face-oddball-questions.html 2013-04-05T17:57:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1995848-judge-to-retire-sending-racist-obama-email.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull had previously announced he would step down as chief circuit judge and take a reduced caseload, but he informed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:38:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1995848-judge-to-retire-sending-racist-obama-email.html 2013-04-03T21:38:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992764-cypriot-finance-minister-resigns-amid-crisis-probe.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Finance minister Michalis Sarris resigned Tuesday after less than five weeks in the job, as the government begins an investigation into how the country's economy nearly collapsed last month. President Nicos Anastasiades accepted Sarris' resignation, which came as Cyprus finalized the details of its bailout with international credito... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:54:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992764-cypriot-finance-minister-resigns-amid-crisis-probe.html 2013-04-02T17:54:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992506-cyprus-appoints-judges-to-probe-economic-crash.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president has appointed a panel of three former supreme court judges to investigate how the country ended up nearly bankrupt. President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday that ordinary citizens who are shouldering the burden of "actions and omissions" by officials want to see those responsible punished. Anastasiades urged the j... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:13:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992506-cyprus-appoints-judges-to-probe-economic-crash.html 2013-04-02T09:13:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986736-appeals-court-revives-lawsuit-justice-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday revived part of a lawsuit by two attorneys who applied for prestigious Justice Department jobs during the George W. Bush administration and alleged they were denied interviews because of their liberal political views. The department destroyed files on the lawyers' applications to be hired under the depar... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:10:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986736-appeals-court-revives-lawsuit-justice-dept.html 2013-03-29T19:10:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981878-egypt-court-challenges-morsi-top-prosecutor.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday annulled a presidential decree appointing the top prosecutor in a new challenge by the judiciary to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi that throws the country's legal system into confusion. The unprecedented verdict against the decree, which Morsi issued in November, brought to the surface how Egypt's sto... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:18:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981878-egypt-court-challenges-morsi-top-prosecutor.html 2013-03-27T20:18:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973764-obama-withdraws-appeals-court-pick.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama withdrew his nomination of Caitlin Halligan to a federal appeals court Friday, handing a victory to Republicans in the Senate who twice blocked his pick for the key judicial post. Calling the obstruction by Republicans unjustified and unacceptable, Obama said he agreed to Halligan's request to be pulled from consid... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:10:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973764-obama-withdraws-appeals-court-pick.html 2013-03-22T23:10:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1973338-judge-raises-free-speech-question-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court judge asked Friday how a new federal rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose payments of $100,000 or more to foreign governments squares with the First Amendment's free speech protection. The Securities and Exchange Commission rule applies to payments for commercial development of oil, gas or minerals... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:07:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1973338-judge-raises-free-speech-question-rule.html 2013-03-22T17:07:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965096-court-weighs-us-passport-dispute-jerusalem.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court had some tough questions Tuesday about the politically sensitive issue of whether Americans born in Jerusalem can list Israel as their birthplace on their U.S. passports. A 2002 law says yes, but the State Department says no. That led to a lawsuit by parents of an American boy named Menachem Zivotofsky, who was bo... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:05:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965096-court-weighs-us-passport-dispute-jerusalem.html 2013-03-19T18:05:39Z