WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45300) updated on March 17, 2022, entitled "Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) Historical Practice As explained above, the rules governing judicial ethics are largely self-enforcing/164 and do not always provide clear answers regarding which types of conduct are permissible or impermissible. As a result, judges and judicial cand more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-270) on the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (H.R. 963), which aims to amend Title 9 of the U.S. Code. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, on March 11, 2022. Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/117th-congress/house-report/270/1?s=6&r=4) * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 963, the "Forced Arbitra more ST

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSRep) -- The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S. issued a 294-page final report in December 2021: (Continue from Part 1 of 16) * * * Introduction: The Genesis of the Reform Debate and the Commission's Mission On April 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued an executive order establishing this Commission. The Order charged the Commission with producing a Report for the President that addresses three sets of questions. First, the Report shou more ST