Tag: joe biden
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Federal judge finds DOJ adequately searched for, disclosed records related to Bidens
A federal judge determined on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice adequately searched for and disclosed records to a Colorado attorney in response to his request for documents related to former President Joe Biden’s son and brother. In November 2020, Kevin D. Evans and his Greenwood Village law firm submitted a Freedom of Information…
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Colorado’s Judge Timothy Tymkovich tells Congress more federal judges are needed
Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of Colorado, who is a member of the federal appeals court based in Denver, spoke to a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday to convey the federal judiciary’s support for adding more than five dozen new judgeships across the country. During his appearance, Tymkovich criticized former President Joe Biden for vetoing legislation in…
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Federal judges’ backlog holds steady on Colorado’s district court
As of Sept. 30, Colorado’s federal trial judges collectively had 73 motions in civil cases that had been sitting on their dockets for at least six months without a ruling. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions awaiting action in civil matters assigned to each district judge and magistrate judge. Twice a year,…
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National bird: Best spots to view bald eagles around Colorado Springs
Here’ the best places for eagle watching around metro Denver.
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Biden vetoes bill that would have given Colorado 2 more federal judges
President Joe Biden vetoed legislation on Monday that would have added two seats to Colorado’s federal trial court and a total of 66 federal judgeships nationwide. The JUDGES Act would have increased the size of federal district courts in two-year increments over multiple presidential administrations. Colorado, which has had seven active district judges for 40 years, would…
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2024 presidential election retrospectives | Cronin and Loevy
Former President Donald Trump enjoyed an impressive comeback victory on Election Day last Tuesday. Virtually all the pollsters had predicted the closest of elections, yet they once again underestimated Trump’s support from the voters. Trump won the national popular vote, which was a first for him. His was the first Republican win of the popular…
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How a Harris or Trump presidency might shape Colorado’s federal courts
In the past four years, President Joe Biden has made seven appointments to the federal trial and appeals courts headquartered in Colorado, with his appointees now constituting a majority of active judges on the state’s U.S. District Court. The next president will similarly have a chance to make his or her mark on the district…
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Kamala Harris gains momentum after last week’s presidential debate | Cronin and Loevy
Sixty-seven million Americans watched an ABC-sponsored presidential campaign debate last week between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump spoke for about 43 minutes. Harris spoke for about 38 minutes. She was poised, confident and generally effective. He was dour, snarly and, as usual, given to too many windy exaggerations. She somehow…
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Harris hits a home run as Democrats ‘party it up’ in Chicago
What a turnaround story. Democrats meeting at their National Convention in Chicago showed President Joe Biden some love, yet they also showed him the “exit.” Democrats feared a divisive national convention with multiple presidential contenders and the possibility of rioting pro-Palestinian protesters in the streets of the Windy City. This didn’t happen. Humorist Will Rogers…
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10th Circuit judge, lawyers speak about ‘blockbuster-plus’ SCOTUS term at FedSoc event
A federal appeals judge from Colorado, the solicitor general of Missouri and a senior advisor to a Republican senator offered their thoughts on Tuesday about the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, the magnitude of the court’s conservative lean and the impacts to the federal government’s regulatory powers going forward. “People are saying, ‘Ah, it’s…