March 3, 2022 Illinois Democrat Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering, bribery charges Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges by a federal grand jury.Â
March 2, 2022 Durbin says 'you would be surprised' by Republicans who may vote for Biden Supreme Court nominee Jackson Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said Wednesday he's speaking with a "handful" of Republicans about voting for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the Supreme Court.
February 25, 2022 Biden picks Jackson for Supreme Court despite Clyburn's counsel to choose Childs House Minority Whip James Clyburn had supported Judge J. Michelle Childs to replace Justice Stephen Breyer.
February 25, 2022 Who is Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson? President Biden is picking Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
February 21, 2022 Ahmaud Arbery jury adjourns for day without verdict in hate crimes trial of men convicted of his murder The jury in the federal hate-crimes trial of the three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery adjourned Monday evening without reaching a verdict.
February 21, 2022 Schumer, Durbin, and Whitehouse voted against vast majority of Trump minority appeals court nominees While the White House is already implying that opposition to a Biden Supreme Court nominee could be racist, some Democrat senators opposed many of former President Donald Trump's minority picks for the federal courts.
February 18, 2022 Judge rejects Trump's request to dismiss Jan. 6 lawsuits Former President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss lawsuits placing legal responsibility on him related to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has been rejected by a federal judge.Â
February 18, 2022 Progressives wary of possible Biden Supreme Court pick Childs on criminal justice, cite harsh pot sentence Some progressives are raising concerns about a 2009 sentence handed out by potential Biden Supreme Court pick J. Michelle Childs in which she a sent man to prison for 12 years for a nonviolent marijuana charge.
February 18, 2022 Arkansas judge says he will dismiss redistricting lawsuit unless DOJ joins as plaintiff A federal judge in Arkansas said on Thursday he plans to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the new state House redistricting map reduces the influence of Black voters, according to reports.
February 16, 2022 GOP senators grill Biden judicial nominee over ties to progressive DAs The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several of President Biden's judicial picks Wednesday, and a number of Republicans expressed particular concern over the background and philosophies of one nominee's ties to progressive prosecutors.