![]() Inmate claims jailers raped her, withheld medicine. Washington Post, ‘God, please help me’: Inmate claims jailers raped her, refused medicine and left her ‘catatonic,’ Samantha Schmidt, Jan. The White House has announced the event will be broadcast live on Facebook. But there’s no precedent for this kind of spectacle, and no apparent reason for bringing both candidates to town for the announcement. The chief executive meets with the candidates in the days leading up to the nomination and may not make a decision until moments before the announcement. Under normal circumstances, a president’s choice for the Supreme Court is shrouded in secrecy. So is the purpose of this arrangement to give the president one last sit-down with the nominee just to make sure? Trump has already said he’s made his choice. (One satirist compiled the photo entitled "He has only one rose to give.")įinalists Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman ― both of whom are highly respected in conservative circles ― are either in Washington or en route for the 8 p.m. to keep the selection private ahead of tonight’s announcement,” Brown said of what increasingly looks like a piece of political theater. Or “to build suspense,” as CNN’s Pamela Brown put it in her report on Tuesday. Huffington Post, Donald Trump Is Treating His Supreme Court Decision Like ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ The two judges in the running are headed to the capital, Cristian Farias, In a move that should surprise no one, President Donald Trump is reportedly bringing the two expected finalists for Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court seat to Washington to create a sense of intrigue ahead of Tuesday’s primetime reveal. Sally Yates (shown above in an official photo) answered questions during her 2015 confirmation hearing that seemed to herald her dramatic departure. National Law Journal, Trump's AG Pick Once Told Yates to 'Say No' to Improper Demands, Vanessa Blum, Jan. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver on a voice vote. By comparison, Gorsuch was confirmed a decade ago to the U.S. of Alabama - saw his chances diminish as some Senate Republican leaders have said his confirmation would be difficult. Gorsuch and Hardiman, 51, emerged from a list of 21 as Trump’s most likely choices. A judge who personally agrees with the outcome of every case, Gorsuch said, is probably a “bad judge.” Gorsuch, 49, said he would strive to be independent and impartial, and that he would “follow the law” to its rightful outcome. He declared that after “the most transparent” judicial selection process in history, he had delivered on a campaign promise to “find the very best judge in America” for the court. Trump broke tradition by entering the White House ceremony by himself, rather than alongside his nominee. Gorsuch prevailed over the other finalist, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, also a federal appeals court judge, and Trump announced the nomination at a televised prime-time event at the White House. Nominee is favorite of conservative legal establishment President Trump selected Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday, opting in the most important decision of his young presidency for a highly credentialed favorite of the conservative legal establishment to fill the opening created last year by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. ![]() Washington Post, Trump picks Neil Gorsuch, judge seen as similar to Scalia, for Supreme Court, Robert Barnes, Jan. He said Gorsuch possesses "outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline."Ī widely respected judge, he had the backing of two conservative legal groups that advised former President Barack Obama and included his name on a list of potential nominees. "Millions of voters said this was the single most important issue to them when they voted for me for president," Trump said. The president called the power to nominate Supreme Court justices the most important one behind national defense. Trump made the announcement in a prime-time event from the East Room of the White House, after a day of speculation. Bush and confirmed by the Senate on a voice vote. Gorsuch, who currently serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, was appointed in 2006 by George W. President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that he will nominate Neil Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge in Denver, to succeed Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. NBC News, Trump Nominates Federal Appeals Court Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court, Pete Williams, Jan. President Trump announces Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, with his wife Louise Gorsuch (NBC News Photo) Editor's Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative January 2 017 newsand views
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