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NYT: 2 judges sought to persuade Cannon to hand off Trump Mar-a-Lago case

According to a New York Times report, when Judge Eileen Cannon was assigned to the Mar-a-Lago Papers case against former President Trump last year, two other judges urged her to take over the case. The plea came after Cannon first handled President Trump’s challenge to a search warrant at his home, and his appointment as […]

Obama stresses critical Dem Senate majority for appointing preferred judges

Former President Barack Obama, at a fundraiser Wednesday night, stressed the importance of maintaining a Democratic majority in the Senate and underscored the Senate’s unique authority to confirm judges nominated by the president. “The ability to appoint judges has never been more important than it is today,” he said during the event in Potomac, Maryland. […]

New York Appeals Court judges in Trump case donated routinely to Democrats, records show

The New York State Supreme Court, which hears appeals for former President Donald Trump, includes justices who have donated to Democratic campaigns and who were elected as Democratic candidates to lower courts before being appointed to the appeals court. State election records show that some judges who served on lower courts donated to Democratic candidates […]