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Judicial appointments and nominations

Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment
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 ...
Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals ...
Suspect in killing of W.Va. sheriff arraigned
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 ...
Appeals court strikes down union poster rule
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 ...
Boston suspect's defense team gets major boost
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 ...
Justice Dept. appeals recess case to Supreme Court
The Obama administration on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that found the president's recess appointments ...
Argentina's congress limits judicial independence
Argentina's congress passed new limits on judicial independence Thursday, key parts of a package of laws the government promises will "democratize" ...
4 artists up for UK's contentious Turner Prize
British art's prestigious Turner Prize embraced the playful and the satirical Thursday, announcing a list of four finalists including a cartoonist ...
Argentine Congress aims to 'democratize' courts
Legislators shouted at each other all day and into the night Wednesday while a nervous crowd held vigil outside as congress bitterly debated major ...
Former NM judge enters plea in bribery case
A retired judge accused of soliciting bribes for former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor misconduct, ...
Appeals court hears challenge to gay therapy ban
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 ...
Strip shooting-crash suspect gets lawyer in Vegas
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 ...
Liberian president appoints new chief justice
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Francis Korkpor will be the country's new chief justice. Korkpor, 61, will replace Johnny Lewis who ...
GOP lawmakers blast Labor secretary nominee
In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he ...
Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial
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 ...
House passes GOP bill to halt Labor Board action
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 ...
Canada minister to oversee probe to teen's suicide
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 ...
GOP senator says he'll support judicial nominee
An influential Republican senator said Wednesday that he intends to support President Barack Obama's choice to fill a vacancy on the federal appeals ...
Obama to nominate package of labor board members
President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated three candidates for full terms on the National Labor Relations Board, which has been in limbo since a ...
Senate approves New Jersey judge for appeals court
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 ...
Egypt: Clashes outside Copt cathedral leave 1 dead
Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one ...
Candidates in Pakistan vote face oddball questions
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 ...
Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email
A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama
Cypriot finance minister resigns amid crisis probe
Finance minister Michalis Sarris resigned Tuesday after less than five weeks in the job, as the government begins an investigation into how the ...
Cyprus appoints judges to probe economic crash
Cyprus' president has appointed a panel of three former supreme court judges to investigate how the country ended up nearly bankrupt. President Nicos ...