by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2019 Unelected federal judges are taking advantage of “unprecedented power” to block President Donald Trump’s policies, Attorney General William Barr said on May 21. “One judge can, in effect, cancel the policy with the stroke of the pen,” Barr said in a speech to the American Law Institute. “No official […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 13, 2019 Crimes committed by immigrants were the top offenses in federal courts last year, accounting for 34.4 percent of all sentencing cases, according to the United States Sentencing Commission. Nearly all of the cases involved illegal, Hispanic male immigrants, the federal commission said. The commission said that immigration cases included […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2019 President Donald Trump on Jan. 23 nominated enough judges to fill one-third of all federal court vacancies. Acting to bolster the conservative credentials of the federal courts, Trump renominated 51 judges who were not confirmed by the last Congress. Of the nominees, 37 were to district courts, nine to […]
