Tag: Judicial appointments and nominations
Kyrgyzstan votes on constitution boosting president’s powers
MOSCOW — Voters in Kyrgyzstan will cast ballots Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that would substantially increase the president’s powers in...
Israeli academic won’t receive prize after signing petition
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel's top court on Thursday upheld a Cabinet minister's decision to temporarily block a prominent academic from receiving the country's highest honor...
Israeli academic won’t receive prize after signing petition
JERUSALEM — Israel's top court on Thursday upheld a Cabinet minister's decision to temporarily block a prominent academic from receiving the country's highest honor...
A look at President Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced his first slate of judicial nominees. The list released by the White House early Tuesday includes Black,...
Ex-police chief seeks to avoid prison in hiring scandal
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city is urging a federal judge to not send him to prison for corrupting...
Appeals court upholds constitutionality of terror watchlist
<p>FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a challenge to the constitutionality of the government's terrorist watchlist, ruling that the...
A look at President Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced his first slate of judicial nominees. The list released by the White House early Tuesday includes Black,...
Ex-police chief seeks to avoid prison in hiring scandal
HARTFORD, Conn. — The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city is urging a federal judge to not send him to prison for corrupting...
Appeals court upholds constitutionality of terror watchlist
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a challenge to the constitutionality of the government's terrorist watchlist, ruling that the...
Ukraine’s president dismisses head of Constitutional Court
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president has dismissed two judges from the country’s Constitutional Court, saying in a decree issued Saturday that certain jurists "pose...