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U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks on the anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2021. | AFP via Getty Images/MANDEL NGAN A former law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas has alleged that President Joe Biden’s newly released list of judicial nominees proves that he’s letting “liberal dark money groups” control his administration.  Carrie Severino, president of the think-tank Judicial Crisis Network, which advocates for the appointment of originalist U.S. Supreme Court justices, expressed conc...

President Joe Biden announced this week that he plans to nominate two new federal judges in Maryland, and normally that’s news only a select few in Annapolis might be excited about. In this case, there's more to the story.

The Image Bank It’s impressive because of the layers of welcome diversity it will represent on the federal bench. Nine women out of the 11 initial candidates. People of color. Many on the early-ish sides of their careers. Four former public defenders in line for promotion of ascension to the bench. And on and on. Quicker to the punch with 11 nominees before April 1 than Donald Trump or Barack Obama during either of their terms. And bolder than Obama, too, in terms of the progressive chops the nominees bring to the table and the clear, strong message they send to Republicans and the rest ...

U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks on the anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2021. | AFP via Getty Images/MANDEL NGAN A former law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas has alleged that President Joe Biden’s newly released list of judicial nominees proves that he's letting “liberal dark money groups” control his administration.  Carrie Severino, president of the think-tank Judicial Crisis Network, which advocates for the appointment of originalist U.S. Supreme Court justices, expressed concern...