Comfortable Friday, and first day of September! This week, Avalon Zoppo highlights President Joe Biden’s first judicial nominee for a U.S. district courtroom in Texas– a uncommon pink state decide. However there are many different vacancies with out nominees in Texas and different states with two Republican senators. Contributor Jimmy Hoover notes Clarence Thomas’ clarification for not having disclosed earlier the hospitality he obtained from billionaire Harlan Crow.
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Crimson State Vacancies
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, throughout a Senate Judiciary Committee listening to in 2019. Picture: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM