One of the most memorable images from 2018 is the moment that Sen. Lindsey Graham had enough. Sitting in the Senate Judiciary Committee room toward the end of the brutal and unfair confirmation hearings for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the normally subdued Sen. Graham looked across the dais at his Democratic colleagues and intoned, “Boy y’all want power; boy, I hope you never get it!”
In his 64-page dissent from the panel opinion in United States v. Brown, Judge William Pryor wrote: Do each of you solemnly swear that you will well and truly try the case now before this court and render a true verdict, according to the law, evidence, and instructions of this court, so help you God?
By Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel Everyone has had to make adjustments in 2020. Businesses, schools, law firms and even places of worship have had to meet virtually or find other ways of adapting to the new normal. Yet Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) now seeks to hold legislators to a different standard, requiring in-person Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
By Lathan Watts, Director of Public Affairs: “You can’t handle the truth!” With that exclamatory pronouncement, Jack Nicholson launched into the soliloquy which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the film “A Few Good Men.”
By Mike Berry, General Counsel: In January 2014, the Department of Defense revised DOD Instruction 1300.17, the regulation that governs the accommodation of religious practices within the military. Shortly thereafter, I was invited on behalf of First Liberty Institute to testify before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee about the threats to religious freedom in the military.
By Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO and Chief Counsel: Thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 presidential election will be one unlike any other. However, one issue that proved to be a deciding factor for many voters in 2016 will remain as important, if not more, during this cycle: judicial appointments.
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