A nominee for a district judgeship in Oklahoma struggled during her nomination hearing on Wednesday to define basic terms for orders issued regularly by judges. Sara E. Hill, who is nominated by ...
PLATTSBURGH — There are standard elements of a criminal case whose names are familiar, but maybe not their function. Phrases such as “proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” a defendant’s “right to confront ...
One of President Trump’s federal judicial nominees struggled during his confirmation hearing to answer basic questions about the law, prompting backlash from Democratic senators and law professors.