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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2000 Legislative Summary: Judicial Appointments | | 2000 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2003 Legislative Summary: Judicial Selection Process | | Dec. 13, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2004 Legislative Summary: Judicial Confirmations | | Dec. 4, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2006 Legislative Summary: Alito Confirmation | | Dec. 18, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2009 Legislative Summary: Supreme Court Confirmation | | Jan. 4, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2010 Key Senate Vote: Confirmation of Elena Kagan | | Jan. 3, 2011 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2010 Legislative Summary: Kagan Confirmed to Supreme Court | | Dec. 27, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2013 Legislative Summary: Judicial Nominations | | Jan. 6, 2014 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2019 Budget: Federal Courts | | Mar. 12, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2020 Legislative Preview: Legal Affairs | | Jan. 13, 2020 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Fourth Democrat Lines Up Behind Estrada Nomination As GOP Senators Push for a Vote | | Mar. 1, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A General Digs In Against All Odds | | Apr. 30, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Judge Goes On Trial | | Sep. 20, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Little Activism of Their Own | | May 17, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Little Less Advice, A Little More Consent | | Apr. 11, 2011 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A New Level of Acrimony in Parties' War of Procedure | | May 10, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Risky Strategy for Judging Judges | | Jan. 23, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Troubled Nomination Implodes | | Oct. 31, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Abe Fortas's Resignation, 1969 | | 1969 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Abortion Remains Hot Topic for Alito | | Dec. 5, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Acrimony Over Judicial Confirmations Begins to Spill Into Other Issues | | Mar. 23, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Acrimony Reigns Over Judicial Picks | | 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Administrative Law Judges, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Administrative Law Judges, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology | | 1990 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Advocacy Groups Wary of Roberts' Views | | Aug. 1, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Alito Confirmed After Filibuster Fails | | Feb. 6, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Alito Holds His Own on Capitol Hill | | Nov. 14, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Alito's Performance Seen as Solid | | Jan. 16, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Announcement by President R. Reagan of the Nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court of W.H. Rehnquist as Chief Justice and A. Scalia as Associate Justice and Remarks made by All Three at the Swearing-in Ceremony | | Jun. 17, 1986 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.: Brief Summary | | Jun. 7, 1993 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Appeals Court Judgeships, 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Appellate Courts at Center Of Fight for Control of Judiciary | | Feb. 23, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Assaults on Federal Judges, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology | | 1997 - 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bankruptcy Court Expansion, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology | | 1985 - 1986 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bankruptcy Judges, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bankruptcy Judges, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology | | 1997 - 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bench-Clearing Brawl Continues | | Sep. 27, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Beyond the Roberts Confirmation | | Oct. 3, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bid to Curb Nominee Filibusters Tests Limits of GOP Risk-Taking | | May 17, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Black Caucus Members Oppose Nomination of Alito to Supreme Court | | Dec. 12, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Both Parties Find Political Benefit From Battle Over Judicial Nominees | | Oct. 4, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush Blinks in War With Democrats Over Stalled Judicial Nominees | | May 22, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush Challenges Senate Democrats With Judicial Renominations | | Jan. 11, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush Drops Miers, Picks Alito for Court | | 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush Quells Dissent With New Pick | | Nov. 7, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Caseloads of U.S. Courts of Appeals, 19802004 | | 1980 - 2004 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Caseloads of U.S. District Courts, 19802004 | | 1980 - 2004 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Cases Filed in U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-2003 Terms | | 2005 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Characteristics of Federal District and Appellate Court Appointees, Presidents L. Johnson to G. W. Bush (percent) | | 2005 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Chief Justice Leads Supreme Court Through Tempered Term | | Jul. 20, 2020 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Chisom v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana; United States v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana: Brief Summary | | Jun. 20, 1991 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clarence Thomas Nomination, 1990 | | 1990 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clarence Thomas' Tour of Persistence, If Not Persuasion | | Oct. 22, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clark v. Roemer: Brief Summary | | Jun. 3, 1991 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. Rejected, 1969 | | 1969 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clogged Gears in Immigration Courts | | Sep. 21, 2015 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Comparing the Current Court | | Feb. 6, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Conclusion of 107th Congress Does Not Put an End To Judicial Nomination Woes | | Nov. 23, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Consent Machine: 'Advice' Dwindles in the GOP's Rush for Judges | | Jan. 16, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Contentious Estrada Vote Not Likely to Set Precedent | | Mar. 8, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Copyright Judges, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology | | 2003 - 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Court Reform, 1979 Legislative Chronology | | 1979 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Court Reform, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Court-Packing, Long Scorned, Sparks Curiosity and Skepticism in Congress | | Jul. 9, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Courts & the Law: Agents of Change | | Jul. 16, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Courts & the Law: Alito's Supreme Test | | Nov. 21, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Courts & the Law: Evolution, Black Robe Style | | Sep. 26, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Courts & The Law: The Bush Bench | | May 22, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Courts and the Law: Confirmation Class | | Jan. 30, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Crimes Against Judges, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology | | 1999 - 2000 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Hensley | | Jun. 1, 2009 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Deconstructing the Judges Deal | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Defending Miers on All Sides | | Oct. 10, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Defining Moment Awaits Court Pick | | Oct. 10, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Democrats in a Dilemma Over Trump's Court Nominee | | Feb. 6, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Democrats Likely to Confirm Pair of Bush Nominations For Slots on Federal Bench | | Sep. 21, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Democrats Take Careful Aim When Attacking Nominees | | May 10, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Dennis v. Sparks (449 U.S. 24): Brief Summary | | Nov. 17, 1980 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Easing Court Burdens, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Elective Office Beckons To Some Familiar Names | | Jan. 19, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Elena Kagan Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court | | May 10, 2010 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Estrada Battle Just Part of the War Over Who Controls U.S. Judiciary | | Feb. 15, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Estrada's Exit Renews GOP's Judicial Resolve | | Sep. 6, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fall Legislative Preview: Supreme Court Nomination | | Sep. 4, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Court Reform Commission, 1974 Legislative Chronology | | 1974 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal District Judgeships, 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal District Judgeships, 1976 Legislative Chronology | | 1976 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Judgeships, 1965 Legislative Chronology | | 1965 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Judgeships, 1966 Legislative Chronology | | 1966 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Judgeships, 1967 Legislative Chronology | | 1967 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Judgeships, 1968 Legislative Chronology | | 1968 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Judgeships, 1978 Legislative Chronology | | 1978 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Judicial Appointments of Same Party as President, Presidents Cleveland to G. W. Bush | | 2005 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Magistrates, 1967 Legislative Chronology | | 1967 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Magistrates, 1968 Legislative Chronology | | 1968 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fierce Fight but No Meltdown Expected Over Court Vacancy | | Feb. 22, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fiercest Fight in Partisan War May Be Over Supreme Court | | Jan. 10, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fired U.S. Attorneys Hint at Misconduct | | Mar. 12, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fired U.S. Attorneys | | 2007 - 2008 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | For Alito a Question of 'Unitary' Power | | Jan. 16, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | For Bush's Judicial Nominees, A Tough Tribunal Awaits | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Frist Calls for End to Judicial Stalemate | | Mar. 21, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | G. Harrold Carswell Rejected, 1970 | | 1970 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Gang of 14 Keeps The Arbiter Role | | May 15, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 'Gang of 14' Averts Judicial Showdown | | 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Gonzales Escapes 'No Confidence' Vote | | Jun. 18, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Gonzales Has 'Damage to Repair' | | Apr. 30, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Gonzales' 'American Dream' Ends | | Sep. 3, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | GOP Has Lots of Sway Over Court Vacancies | | Feb. 2, 2015 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Grassley Says Bring on the Heat in Court Nomination Battle | | Mar. 21, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Gregory et al., Judges v. Ashcroft, Governor of Missouri: Brief Summary | | Jun. 30, 1991 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | H. Res. 461: Articles of Impeachment Against Judge H.E. Claiborne and Statements by U.S. Senators J. Bingaman, A.J. Dixon | | Oct. 9, 1986 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Harry A. Blackmun Approved, 1970 | | 1970 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Hearings, Not Ads, Spell Fate of Court Nominees | | Jul. 18, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | How Much Further For Judicial Litmus Tests? | | Apr. 18, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Hugo L. Black, John Marshall Harlan Depart, 1971 | | 1971 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Intercircuit Tribunal, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology | | 1985 - 1986 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Jefferson County, Alabama v. Acker, Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama: Brief Summary | | Jun. 21, 1999 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | John G. Roberts Jr. Speaks | | Sep. 19, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judge Alcee L. Hastings Impeachment, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judge Harry E. Claiborne Impeachment, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology | | 1985 - 1986 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judges and Politics | | Jul. 27, 2001 | ![An in-depth report on a political or social issue.](/xsite/images/icon_res.gif) | CQ Researcher |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judges' Survivor Benefits, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology | | 1985 - 1986 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judgeships Bill, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology | | 1990 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Administration, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Confirmations, 1999 Legislative Chronology | | 1999 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Discipline, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Disqualification, 1973 Legislative Chronology | | 1973 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Disqualification, 1974 Legislative Chronology | | 1974 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Nominating Process, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Nominations, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology | | 1997 - 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Nominations, 1999-2000 | | 1999 - 2000 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Nominations, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology | | 2001 - 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Nominations, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology | | 2003 - 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Nominee Showdown Closes In | | Apr. 25, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial Retirement Strategy | | Feb. 19, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judicial War Far From Over | | Nov. 15, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judiciary Locked in Congress' Grip | | Sep. 28, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judiciary Panel Backs Kagan Nomination | | Jul. 26, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Judiciary: Nomination Gantlet | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Justice Under Mukasey: Gonzales, Take Two | | May 26, 2008 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Kagan Chosen for Supreme Court | | May 17, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Kagan Confirmed for the Supreme Court | | Aug. 9, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Kagan Debate About an Absence of Robes | | | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Kavanaugh Verdict Up to the Senate | | May 15, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Keeping a High Court Profile | | Apr. 23, 2012 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Kennedy at Court's Lonely Center | | Aug. 8, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Lack of Judicial Controversy Belies Tumult Surrounding Pickering | | Feb. 23, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Landmark Communications Inc. v. Virginia: Brief Summary | | May 1, 1978 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Letter from Justice T. Marshall to President George Bush Resigning from the Supreme Court | | Jun. 27, 1991 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Letter from Supreme Court Chief Justice W.H. Rehnquist to Librarian of Congress, J. Billington, Protesting the Release of Justice T. Marshall's Papers, the Reply, and the Agreement with Marshall about the Papers | | May 25, 1993 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Lewis F. Powell Jr., William H. Rehnquist Confirmed, 1971 | | 1971 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Liberals, Conservatives Both Bracing for a Supreme Court Vacancy | | May 31, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Lieberman Pushes for Bill to Reduce Number of Posts Subject to Confirmation | | Jan. 19, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Liteky v. United States: Brief Summary | | Mar. 7, 1994 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Longstanding Judicial Vacancies Revive | | | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Lopez v. Monterey County, California: Brief Summary (1999) | | Jan. 20, 1999 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Miers Hearing Scheduled Despite Rift | | Oct. 24, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Mission Implausible for Obama on Nomination | | Feb. 22, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | More Advice, or More Consent? | | Jul. 18, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | More Calls for Gonzales' Resignation | | Mar. 19, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | New Appeals Court, 1982 Legislative Chronology | | 1982 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | New Court of Appeals, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | New Role, More Questions for Roberts | | Sep. 12, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | No Easing of Bush's Stance On Judicial Nominations | | Nov. 5, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Nomination of K.W. Starr as Solicitor General, 1989 | | 1989 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Nominations Stalled by Senators | | Jul. 12, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Nominee Bio: John Glover Roberts Jr. | | Jul. 25, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Nominee Hardball: GOP's Turn at Bat | | Jul. 13, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Nominee Pryor Becomes Secondary In Partisan Fight Over His Nomination | | Jul. 19, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Number of Civil and Criminal Cases Filed in U.S. District Courts, 19502004 | | 1950 - 2004 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Obama Has Changed the Judiciary in More Ways Than One | | Jun. 6, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Obama's Nomination Could Alter All Three Branches of Government | | Mar. 21, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Open Letter to Supreme Court Justice C. Thomas from Black Federal Judge A. L. Higgenbotham, Jr., Admonishing Thomas to Remember His Heritage | | Jan. 17, 1992 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ousted U.S. Attorneys Subpoenaed to Appear Before House Panel | | Mar. 5, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Partisan Feud Over Estrada Tests Resolve, Unity of Parties in the Senate | | Mar. 8, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Partisan Ire at Boiling Point In Judicial Nominations Battle After Senate Panel Approves Pryor | | Jul. 26, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pickering's Defeat Escalates War Over Confirmation Process | | Mar. 16, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Poised Roberts Fends Off Democrats | | Sep. 19, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Politically, a Supreme Nominee | | Jul. 25, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | President B. Clinton's Announcement of Nomination of R. B. Ginsburg for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court | | Jun. 14, 1993 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | President Bush and Judge Alito on Joining the Supreme Court | | Feb. 1, 2007 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | President R. Reagan's Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor; Her Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee | | Jul. 7, 1981 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Principal Methods of Judicial Selection for State Courts | | 2004 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Proposal for the Creation of a New Appeals Court | | Jun. 20, 1975 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Public Opinion on the Courts, 1965-2000 | | 1965 - 2000 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Public Opinion on the Courts, 19722004 (percent) | | 1972 - 2004 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pulliam v. Allen: Brief Summary | | May 14, 1984 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pushing a Resume Over a Paper Trail | | Jun. 1, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Putting Politics on the Bench | | Jun. 12, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ratings of Supreme Court Justices | | 1993 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Recess Appointments by Bush For Conservatives Reich, Scalia | | Jan. 12, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rehnquist Illness Highlights Potential Effect Of Presidential Contest on High Court | | Oct. 30, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rehnquist's Mark On the High Court | | Sep. 12, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Remarks by President George W. Bush at the Funeral Service of Chief Justice Rehnquist | | Sep. 3, 2005 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Report of Study Group on the Caseload of the U.S. Supreme Court | | Dec. 19, 1972 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Republican Party Platform Adopted at the Republican National Convention, San Diego, CA, 1996 | | Aug. 12, 1996 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Republicans Stand by Their Man, Brett Kavanaugh | | Oct. 1, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Republicans Turn Up Heat on Gonzales | | Apr. 23, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Roberts Confirmed as Chief Justice Following Rehnquist's Death | | 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Saad Nomination Advances Despite Senate 'Blue Slips' | | Jun. 19, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Confirms Sotomayor | | Aug. 10, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Democrats Say GOP Majority Will Not Mute Objections to Nominees | | Nov. 16, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate GOP Won't Go to Bat For Bush Nominee Haynes | | Jun. 5, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Nomination of D.H. Souter to the U.S. Supreme Court | | Sep. 13, 1990 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings on the Nomination of Judge C. Thomas for Supreme Court Justice, Including A. Hill Testimony and C. Thomas Rebuttal | | Sep. 10, 1991 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Judiciary in the 109th Congress | | Nov. 6, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate on Course for 'Nuclear Option' | | Apr. 18, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Races Against the Nuclear Clock on Judges | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Removes Jurist From Bench | | Dec. 13, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Traditions a Casualty in Judicial Nominees Spat | | Jul. 12, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Unlikely to Embrace Bush Plan to Accelerate Judicial Nomination Process | | Nov. 2, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Vote 127: Judge Owen Confirmation | | Jan. 9, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Vote 2: Confirmation of Alito to Supreme Court | | Jan. 1, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Vote 245: Confirmation of Roberts as Chief Justice | | Jan. 9, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senators Uneasy With Proposal to Alter Filibuster Rule on Judicial Nominations | | Jun. 28, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Seven Most Imperiled Nominees | | May 22, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Slowly Tipping the Balance on the Bench | | May 23, 2011 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Some Potential Supreme Court Nominees | | Jan. 10, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Sotomayor a Steady Hand at Hearings | | Jul. 20, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Sotomayor Tapped for High Court | | Jun. 1, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Souter to Retire From Supreme Court; Big Battle Over Successor Not Likely | | May 4, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Speeches and Remarks by U.S. Supreme Court Justices on the Supreme Court's Workload | | Aug. 6, 1982 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Speeches by U.S. Supreme Court Justices W. Brennan Jr. and J.P. Stevens on the Role of the Supreme Court | | Oct. 12, 1985 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Statement by Associate Justice L.F. Powell Jr. Announcing His Retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court | | Jun. 26, 1987 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Statement by Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the Senate Judiciary Committee on His Nomination as Chief Justice | | Sep. 12, 2005 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Statements of R.H. Bork on His Nomination as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Report Recommending Against Confirmation | | Sep. 15, 1987 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Statements to the U.S. Senate by Senator A. Spector and Representative D. Edwards on Removal of Two Federal Judges, A.L. Hastings of Florida and W.L. Nixon Jr. of Mississippi, on Impeachment Charges | | Oct. 20, 1989 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Stump v. Sparkman and Sparkman: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on Protection for Judges Against Suits Brought as a Result of Their Judicial Actions | | Mar. 28, 1978 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Subpoenas for Bush Officials Authorized | | Mar. 26, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Supreme Court Justices of the United States | | 2005 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Supreme Court Makeup Takes Backseat in Election | | Oct. 8, 2012 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Supreme Court Nominations That Failed | | 2005 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Supreme Court Salaries, 1965 Legislative Chronology | | 1965 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Supreme Court Starts Quiet Term That Could Turn Tumultuous | | Oct. 5, 2020 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Supreme Opportunity | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 'Supreme Showdowns': The Bork Battle | | Feb. 22, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 3-15 Public Opinion on the Courts, 19722010 (percent) | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 7-1 Principal Methods of Judicial Selection for State Appellate Courts | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 7-2 Supreme Court Justices of the United States | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 7-3 Ratings of Supreme Court Justices | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 7-4 Supreme Court Nominations That Failed | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 7-5 Characteristics of Federal District and Appellate Court Appointees, Presidents Richard Nixon to Barack Obama (percent) | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Table 7-6 Federal Judicial Appointments of Same Party as President, Presidents Grover Cleveland to Barack Obama | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Testimony Fans U.S. Attorney Firings | | Apr. 2, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The D.C. Circuit: Small Load, Big Clout | | Jun. 10, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Democrats' privilege problem | | Jul. 30, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Federal Judiciary, 1965-1968 Overview | | 1965 - 1968 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Interest-Group Gantlet | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Judges in the Balance | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Judiciary: Overview | | | ![General summary of issues, concepts, processes, events, and historical figures.](/xsite/images/icon_encyc.gif) | Encyclopedia Entry |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Newest Justice Could Decide How Redistricting Is Done | | Feb. 19, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Process of Selecting a Judge | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Sound of Justice | | Jun. 24, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Supreme Court, 1973-1976 Overview | | 1973 - 1976 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Supreme Court, 1977-1980 Overview | | 1977 - 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Supreme Court, 1981-1984 Overview | | 1981 - 1984 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Supreme Court, 1985-1988 Overview | | 1985 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Supreme Court: Divided They Crawl | | Jul. 11, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Thirteen Federal Judicial Circuits and Ninety-four U.S. District Courts | | 2005 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Three-Judge Courts, 1973 Legislative Chronology | | 1973 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Three-Judge Courts, 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Three-Judge Courts, 1976 Legislative Chronology | | 1976 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey | | Jun. 18, 2009 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Trump Poised to Remake Courts Because Democrats Went Nuclear | | Nov. 14, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Tug of War to Continue Over Judicial Confirmations | | Jan. 12, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Two More Judges Confirmed; GOP Says Senate Still Too Slow | | Jan. 26, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Types of Civil and Criminal Cases in U.S. District Courts, 2004 | | 2004 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | U.S. Attorneys Walk Thin but Bright Lines | | Mar. 19, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | U.S. District Judge Collins Impeachment, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology | | 1993 - 1994 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | U.S. Supreme Court Reversal of Position on Unrestricted Public Use of Audiotapes of Oral Arguments | | Nov. 1, 1993 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | U.S. v. Wilson: Brief Summary | | May 19, 1975 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | United States v. Will (449 U.S. 200): Brief Summary | | Dec. 15, 1980 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Violence Against Judges Causes Law and Disorder | | Jun. 20, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Warren Burger: A New Chief Justice, 1969-1972 Overview | | 1969 - 1972 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Weiss v. United States: Brief Summary | | Jan. 19, 1994 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | White House Holds Ground Against Subpoenas in U.S. Attorney Firings | | Jul. 23, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Yeager v. United States | | Jun. 18, 2009 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |