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Courts Of Appeal
immigration
Jan. 27, 2020
SCOTUS Green-Lights Expansion of Trump’s Self-Sufficiency Test for Immigrants
The administration could ultimately lose this case, but more likely it will get tougher to get a green card if you receive any public benefits.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 11, 2017
McConnell Pulls Out the Stops to Smooth Path for Trump’s Judicial Nominees.
GOP used the “blue slip” tradition that let senators veto home-state judges to thwart Obama nominations. Now they’re denying Democrats the same power.
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 13, 2017
Blue-Slip Tradition, Democrats’ Best Weapon Against Right-Wing Judges, in Peril
The century-long tradition of requiring approval of judicial nominees by home-state senators could soon be scrapped under pressure from conservatives.
By
Ed Kilgore