Follow the button below to read the Tale of Two Nominees recently nominated by President Obama to two vacant seats on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Both are young legal professionals with similar educations and career experiences - they both even attended the same law school a mere three years apart.

However, a few key differences in the records of these nominees led to the confirmation of one, and should lead to the defeat of the other. 

When high-ranking White House and Department of Justice officials, including Attorney General Eric Holder, met with “citizen lobbyists” from across the country last week, the invitation list revealed much about the President’s intentions on nominees. Cast as a “strategy session” to encourage reduction of judicial vacancies throughout the Federal Judiciary, the meeting and joint effort to lobby on behalf of radical nominees pending before the Senate reinforced the President’s unwavering determination to force unqualified nominees through the Senate rather than appoint better judges.

Four years ago, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, argued that certain judicial nominees of President Bush should not be confirmed during the last six months of his presidency. Just as a baseball coach cannot change the special ground rules of a particular game when his team comes to bat, Chairman Leahy must apply the same rule to President Obama’s judicial nominees that Leahy applied to President Bush’s judicial nominees. 

To those of us at Judicial Action Group, Chuck Colson was a beloved hero for two reasons. First, Chuck was a hero because of his pioneering work for the mission of “judicial renewal.” Second – and more importantly – Chuck was a hero because of his love and service of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

The Awakening 2012 will be an in-depth Prayer and Patriotism event where people are united by our love for our country's freedom and our faith in Christ. You can choose breakout sessions with topics from Israel to immigration, from our families to our nation's future. Click below to get more information about speakers, tickets, and the schedule for this exciting event!

In November, Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that whenever discussion in his conference room turned to ObamaCare, they physically removed Elena Kagan (then Solicitor General) from the room.  Holder seemed almost proud of the fact that he and his deputies physically removed their own chief appellate lawyer from the room, as though it was the honorable or ethical thing to do. However, as is explained below, neither ethics nor honor required Kagan’s removal from the room. Why then was she removed? 

Memo for the Movement: On January 4, President Obama purported to single-handedly appoint four individuals to Executive Branch positions which require confirmation by the U.S. Senate.  Today, JAG President Phillip Jauregui, joined thirty-two prominent Americans, representing a broad cross section of the Conservative movement, in condemning the President's Unconsitutional installments of Richard Cordray, and three others.
Click the button below to read their objections and reasoning in full, and for helpful links to learn more. 

Nomination of Steve Six Will Not Move Forward

Steve Six, nominated by President Obama to the 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals, was a troubling judicial nominee from the start.  What ultimately prevented his confirmation, however, was his lack of candor when answering questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee.  

Senator Leahy said on Thursday that he had received a letter from Senators Roberts and Moran reiterating the opposition to Six they had stated more than a month ago, and that, “…in deference to the objections of the Kansas Senators to our proceedings on the nomination of Six to the 10^th Circuit, we will not go forward.”

Recently, voters in Kansas dumped Six from his position as Attorney General, but President Obama has wasted no time trying to find him a new job on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals – a job where Six will NOT be accountable to voters. Steve Six’s confirmation must be stopped, and NOW is our best opportunity.  The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Six’s nomination THIS THURSDAY – so Please ask members of the Senate judiciary committee to vote “no” on Steve Six.  Click below to learn a little about Steve Six's record.

Thursday, May 19, 2011, Goodwin Liu was defeated in the U.S. Senate by a bi-partisan filibuster. Senate rules require 60 votes to break a filibuster. It wasn’t even close – the majority garnered only 52 votes. It was a historic day for judicial renewal.

Cloture Invoked on the McConnell Nomination

Today’s cloture vote initiated by Senate Democrats clearly indicates that the numerous ethical concerns raised about judicial Rhode Island District Court nominee John McConnell will not be afforded serious consideration.  While Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid praised the vote as one which “will make the atmosphere around here so much more pleasant,” his filing for cloture actually ignores substantial concerns raised by Republican lawmakers. Through this vote, Democrats have pushed to confirm a politically motivated nomination instead of working to improve the 'atmosphere' surrounding confirmations.

Why the Proper Judicial Function is to Side with The Constitution Over ObamaCare

Liberal defenders of judicial activism have developed some interesting talking points in recent months, especially in light of two recent District Court rulings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, aka “ObamaCare”).  As these courts have rightly recognized the unconstitutional overreaches of ObamaCare’s individual mandate, liberal voices have suddenly risen in chorus decrying these decisions as cases of “conservative judicial activism” and “judicial overreach.”  While it is true that “activism” can occur in favor any political philosophy, the measure of activism is based on constitutional criteria not political criteria.