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First gay federal judge gets appointed

logointern3 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:23:56 +0000

The first federal judge to be an openly gay man was confirmed July 18 by a vote of 80 to 13.

J. Paul Oetken will take his seat as a federal judge in Manhattan after President Obama signs his(...)

Republicans block Obama’s 9th Circuit nominee

logointern1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:16:45 +0000

Senate Republicans blocked the appointment of Obama’s nominee for the Ninth Circuit Court Goodwin Liu. His nomination was returned to the president, who according to an anonymous White House(...)

Senator nominates gay man to judgeship

logointern1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:14:00 +0000

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, is recommending Daniel Alter to serve as a judge in the Southern District federal court. Alter is the first openly gay man to be nominated for a(...)

Lowenstein: Old legal foes join forces to fight Proposition 8

Jenna Lowenstein — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:15:51 +0000

While the conservative make-up of most federal courts after 8 years of Bush appointments means this case doesn't seem particularly likely to prevail, Olson and Boies' partnership is living proof that we all really can just get along.

Ruby-Sachs: Plans for Guantanamo Bay

ERubySachs — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:50 +0000

Last night I was at a Human Rights Watch dinner in Chicago. We were there to meet two activists, one from Burma and one from Uzbekistan, who were recipients of awards for their work in(...)