Ed Whelan’s Confirmation Tales

Ed Whelan’s Confirmation Tales

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Revisiting John Roberts's Path to Confirmation

Revisiting Stephen Breyer's Path to Confirmation

Revisiting Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Path to Confirmation

Why We Have So Many Former Federal Appellate Judges on the Supreme Court

Old Paths to the Supreme Court

Stepping Stone to the Supreme Court

First Appellate Nominations by Presidents

Friend of Hillary Clinton Tries to Stop Kavanaugh Confirmation to D.C. Circuit

Kavanaugh Navigates Obstacle Course to D.C. Circuit

Chuck Schumer's Filibuster Flop

Why Diane Sykes Didn't Get Filibustered

Was the Gang of 14 Agreement Better in the Long Run?

Senate Democrats Quickly Sour on Gang of 14 Agreement

Senators Highlight Scalia's Ancestry

Antonin Scalia on What Makes an American

Gang of 14 Agreement Preserves Senate Filibuster of Judicial Nominations

Bill Frist's Huge Task in 2005

George W. Bush's Dashed Hopes

Senate Democrats Intensify Filibuster Campaign

William Pryor's Gamble on Recess Appointment Pays Off

William Pryor Takes Tortuous Path to Eleventh Circuit

Teddy Roosevelt Quickly Regrets Appointing Justice Holmes

The Mystery of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s Recess Appointment

New Year's Trivia Answers

Ring in the New Year

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