Accuracy in Media

Per the New York Times, the confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the spot left vacant by the late Justice Antonin Scalia will begin on March 20.

Our friend Mary Chastain at Legal Insurrection found out that CNN reported four GOP senators were planning on withholding their vote for Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Andrew Puzder. However, after she did some digging, she found out that the four GOP senators (Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, and South Carolina’s […]

The Washington Post’s PowerPost piece outlined how the Democrats in the Senate can stall, but not stop, the confirmations of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, despite the protests of Democratic Party-aligned protesters at Capitol Hill. The following paragraphs from the article outlines the quandary that the Senate Democrats face in trying to stop Trump’s cabinet nominees […]

Randy Barnett, a law professor at Georgetown, was interviewed by The Federalist and made some interesting insights into the upcoming nomination fight over the Supreme Court, along with why the late Antonin Scalia was a pivotal figure. Photo by VCU CNS

Hypocrisy at its finest? The Federalist has a good take on this discovery.

Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee may not hold fast against Obama’s inevitable progressive nominations to the highest court in the nation.

A really good read from The Weekly Standard on judge confirmations, U.S. Senate and the presidency. Photo by tedeytan