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WASHINGTON - After months of preparation, Samuel Alito will face close questioning by senators to determine his fitness to be the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's search to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter should extend beyond the current roster of federal judges, senators from both political parties said Sunday.
In this April 7, 2005, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter talks with friends in Concord, N.H., while he visited his native New Hampshire on break from the court.
Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked his prosecutors to report to him any federal judges who on their own — in other words, not as part of a plea bargain — impose sentences that are more lenient than the federal sentencing guidelines.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow guns onto college campuses.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow guns onto college campuses.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow guns onto college campuses.
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, joined all Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in support of a bill that would make E-Verify mandatory nationally for businesses.
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies July 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be the subject of a U.S. House hearing examining the sheriff's conduct, according to Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D.-Mich.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., left, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito looks on during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday.
Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts smiles during questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in this Sept. 14, 2005 file photo.
Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts smiles during questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in this Sept. 14, file photo.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., speaks on Monday in the Senate in Washington, regarding confimration of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.
Chief Justice nominee John Roberts testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Judge John G. Roberts testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to become the Chief Justice of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.
Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the arms trafficking investigation called Operation Fast and Furious. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration and Southwest border issues. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
U.S. Magistrate Jennifer Guerin Zipps is sworn in before her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to replace slain U.S. District Judge John Roll in the federal court in Tucson.
John Eastman, a professor of law at Chapman College, explains to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday why he believes that a child of illegal immigrants born in this country is entitled to neither state nor U.S. citizenship.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, D-Ala., ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, looks over the top of his glasses during the committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. July 15, 2009.
Le Templar: One of Arizona’s most popular Democrat blogs has captured an interesting moment from state Attorney General Terry Goddard’s appearance Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
Making a point: Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey testifies Oct. 17 on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination.
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