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Obama court nominee David Hamilton clears Senate hurdle
Nov 17th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
In the first major showdown over the future direction of the federal judiciary, Democratic leaders in the Senate scored a victory on Tuesday by defeating a Republican...
Senate ends debate over judicial nominee
Nov 17th, 2009 - POLITICO
The Senate avoided a filibuster on President Barack Obama’s first federal judicial nominee, voting to end debate on David Hamilton of Indiana for the Seventh District U.S...GOP weighs blocking Obama judicial nominee
Nov 17th, 2009 - Washington Times
Republicans who decried Democrats' filibusters of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees are debating whether they should use the same tactic against one of President Obama's nominees...
Senator Plans to Filibuster Obama Judicial Appointee
Nov 16th, 2009 - FOXNews
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he intends to filibuster one of President Obama's nominees to the federal appellate bench, saying that he is...
Senate GOP will try to block nominee
Nov 16th, 2009 - POLITICO
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee will try to block the Obama administration’s first nominee to the federal bench, a retaliation for Democratic...



