Trump Chooses Sessions

Trump Chooses Sessions

Donald Trump has chosen Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as the 84th Attorney General of the United States. In 1986, Sessions was nominated to be a judge of the U.S. District Court.  Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote to the Senate Judiciary...
Appellate Court Rules Against Trump

Appellate Court Rules Against Trump

A federal appeals court has ruled to continue blocking enforcement of President Trump’s travel ban.  On Twitter, Trump denounced the “so-called judge” who issued a temporary restraining order against his immigration policy. Then, as the 9th Circuit Court...
Trump’s Choice

Trump’s Choice

Last March, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to replace deceased justice Antonin Scalia.  The Republicans refused to consider the nomination during an election year and took the position that the next president should be allowed to fill the vacancy. President...
The Judge Who Defied Trump

The Judge Who Defied Trump

James Robart, the federal judge who halted President Trump’s immigration ban, spent more than thirty years in private practice before taking the bench. He gave up a lucrative career representing breweries, energy companies and Southeast Asian immigrants. Trump,...