Written by Jorge Gomez
This week, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 100th federal judicial nominee, reaching that milestone faster than his two predecessors. At this point in their presidencies, Trump had 88 judges confirmed and Obama had 67.
Biden’s judicial confirmations include one U.S. Supreme Court justice, 30 circuit court and 69 district court judges. The wave of confirmations this week included:
- Cindy K. Chung to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | February 17, 2023 7:15 AM | Comments Off on U.S. Senate Confirms Biden’s 100th Judicial Nominee
Written by Jorge Gomez
The Biden administration appears to be testing the idea of putting together a list of Americans who have religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Recently, the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia announced a new records system that will store the names and “personal religious information” of all employees who make “religious accommodation requests for religious exception from the federally mandated vaccination requirement.”
But this is only one agency implementing this type of tracking system.… Continue Reading