Topic: Janice Rogers Brown

Justice Anthony Kennedy announced on June 27 that he will retire from the Supreme Court, giving President Trump the opportunity to appoint a second justice.

A mom-and-pop Washington tour company won a legal victory Friday when a court ruled guides cannot be compelled to take a test or pay a fee.

A U.S. appeals court in Washington Friday struck down part of the Affordable Care Act, ruling mandated coverage of contraception "trammels" religious freedom.

Former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor was approved Thursday for a lifelong seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals in a 53-45 vote of the U.S. Senate.

Justice Janice Rogers Brown, who had been one of President Bush's judicial nominations held up by Democrats, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday.

The recent U.S. Senate compromise on federal judge approval could well be tested in a few weeks should the White House issue a series of nominations.

The Senate has approved the nomination of Justice Priscilla Owen, of the Texas Supreme Court, as a U.S. district judge, ending four years of controversy.

The U.S. Senate voted 81 to 18 Tuesday to cut off debate on judicial nominee Priscilla Owen, setting up a possible confirmation vote for later in the day.

A confrontation lies ahead in the U.S. Senate over President Bush's judicial nominees, but some members are working to soften the collision.

The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee is criticizing President Bush's renomination of 20 people, recently blocked by Democrats, for federal judgeships.