Judiciary
Case Status Update: California Supreme Court Rules That Physicians Must Provide Elective Treatments In Any Situation
Monday, August 18th, 2008In a disturbing unanimous opinion today, the California Supreme Court ruled that patient demand for nonessential, elective care trumps the freedom of conscience of physicians and their ability to practice medicine in accordance with their religious beliefs.
The Plaintiff, Ms. Benitez, brought suit because physicians at North Coast Women’s Medical Care Group could not, based upon [...]
Abortion Alternatives Programs: Reducing Abortions and Protecting a Woman’s Right to Choose Childbirth Over Abortion
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008The Minnesota abortion alternatives program, “Positive Alternatives,” has just been granted roughly 1.5 million dollars in state funding per year for the next three years, totaling to 4.7 million dollars.
The Positive Alternatives program was approved by the state legislature in 2005. Non-profit organizations that qualify for participation in the program will be reimbursed with state [...]
Five Federal Judges Coming up for a Vote
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Senator McConnell’s tireless efforts to get Senate Democrats to agree to allow more federal judges come to the floor for a vote is finally showing some fruit. The Senate leadership has agreed to allow five judges to be considered this week:
Nomination of Helene White to the Sixth Circuit Court
Nomination of Raymond Kethledge to the Sixth [...]
A Little Data on Confirming Judges
Thursday, June 12th, 2008I’m sure some of you are wondering whether Senator McConnell’s continued obstruction of Senate business over that body’s failure to confirm judges to the federal bench is really a big deal. I mean, come on! It’s an election year - what do you expect?
Well, here are some key stats that demonstrate just how far the [...]
McConnell Continues to Disrupt Senate Business over Judges
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Senator McConnell continues his campaign to draw attention to the Senate’s continued failure to confirm judges to the federal bench.
While the Senate confirmed three District Court nominees today, (Mark S. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the eastern district of Virginia; David Gregory Kays to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of [...]
Senate Disruptions Continue over Judges
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continues his efforts to draw attention to the utter failure of Senate leadership to honor promises to bring a number of federal circuit court nominees forward for an up or down vote.
Senator McConnell today shut down Senate committee hearings by objecting to their continuance pursuant to the “two-hour rule”. (See [...]
The Senate Brought to a Standstill over Judges
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Unfortunately, the judicial emergency continues.
While the Federal bench languishes with too few judges thanks to the Senate sitting on its hands, the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell decided yesterday to protest the Majority’s failure to honor promises to bring President Bush’s judicial nominees forward for an up or down vote. He did this by opposing [...]
