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‘You've Got One F***ing Foot in the Grave’
How Carlos Bea won Barbara Boxer's support
Aug 28
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Ed Whelan
12
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Winning Over Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
Republican senator secures Ninth Circuit nomination for his brother
Aug 21
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Ed Whelan
10
1
Theodore Olson Assists ABA's Attack on Fifth Circuit Nominee Michael Wallace
My and Ted's not-so-excellent adventure
Aug 14
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Ed Whelan
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American Bar Association Assails Conservative Fifth Circuit Nominee
Michael B. Wallace is victimized by scandalous abuses
Aug 7
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Ed Whelan
12
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July 2025
Senate Flip Dooms D.C. Circuit Nominee Peter Keisler
Republicans fail to expedite confirmation to key seat
Jul 31
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Ed Whelan
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Abolishing the D.C. Circuit's 12th Seat
Senator Charles Grassley's years-long campaign
Jul 24
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Ed Whelan
5
Neil Gorsuch's Easy Path to Tenth Circuit
The power of a positive blue slip
Jul 17
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Ed Whelan
6
Why State Supreme Court Justices Would Rather Be Federal Judges
Compensation, tenure, and other factors
Jul 10
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Ed Whelan
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Revisiting Samuel Alito's Path to Confirmation
Harriet Miers, Arlen Specter, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, and more
Jul 3
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Ed Whelan
4
June 2025
Revisiting John Roberts's Path to Confirmation
The launch of the 'Roberts Court'
Jun 26
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Ed Whelan
2
Revisiting Stephen Breyer's Path to Confirmation
Orrin Hatch's gamesmanship, Teddy Kennedy's intrigue, and Ralph Nader's costly presidential run
Jun 19
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Ed Whelan
3
Revisiting Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Path to Confirmation
No more Mother's Day, zero black hires, Biden embarrasses Kagan, and more
Jun 12
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Ed Whelan
3
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