There’s a famous saying that is often attributed to Winston Churchill that goes: “You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” Based on the pro-abortion Left’s reaction, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has done something...

Just moments ago, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to be the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to fill the vacancy created with the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy is a superb choice who is certain...

The Supreme Court landscape is about to once again shift with the selection of a new Justice, and the pro-abortion Left is in a complete panic. When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, effective at the end of July, President Trump indicated that he would move fast to...

Justice Anthony Kennedy has just announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court effective July 31st. I have had the privilege of appearing before Justice Kennedy on numerous occasions over the past three decades. While he often ruled in our favor – even when he disagreed, he did so in a way...

Today is a good day for the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. Moments ago, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch by a vote of 54-45 to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. From the time when Justice Scalia passed away last year,

Judge Gorsuch epitomizes everything a great Supreme Court justice should be. He is an originalist, textualist, and believes in upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, leaving the law making to the other branches of government. Every American and U.S. Senator of any political persuasion...

This week, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Judge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit represent a critical time for the Supreme Court and our nation. Judge Gorsuch is exceedingly qualified to fill the seat of the late...

President Donald Trump’s selection of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the United States Supreme Court fulfills his campaign pledge to nominate a conservative jurist to the Court. As this summary shows, consistent with this pledge, on both a substantive and linguistic level, Judge Gorsuch stands...

Every Supreme Court vacancy is a monumental moment in the history of our great nation and for our Constitution. But filling the seat of the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia – the conservative lion of the Court and one of the most important and significant Supreme Court justices in our nation's...

President Donald Trump has just nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. The nomination of Judge Gorsuch to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court of the United States represents an important step forward in restoring a judicial philosophy on the high court that...

Two weeks ago, most conservatives were bracing for a new era at the Supreme Court, one in which—for the first time since 1971—a majority of the Court would be comprised of liberal justices. With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of this year, the Court, along with the rest of the...

One of the powers the President of the United States has is to appoint federal judges with the advice and consent of the Senate. Presidents generally appoint judges who share the President’s philosophy about how the law should be interpreted and cases decided. Through appointments, a President...

The fight over the nomination to replace Justice Scalia is well underway, and will likely intensify through the summer. President Obama, Senate Democrats, and their allies have promised as much. Here’s where we are: U.S. Senate leadership has promised not to confirm or hold hearings on any nominee...

The U.S. Senate should not take any action on President Obama’s nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia until after the presidential election. We are in the middle of a critical election and it’s important that Americans have a voice in filling the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. We continue...

The Quad-City Times' recent editorial “Grassley's SCOTUS gamble could backfire” misses the mark. Sen. Chuck Grassley understands the importance of championing the voice of the American people in selecting the next Supreme Court Justice. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, his decision to...

President Obama is bringing the “Chicago Way” to the Supreme Court nomination process. Simply put, he is engaging in political extortion to force his will on the American people. First, he floated the name of a Republican governor in hopes that it would cause a rift in the Senate majority’s...

The U.S. Senate has the constitutional right to hold no hearings and no votes on President Obama’s eventual nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. While I’ve written extensively on both the historical precedent and the constitutional analysis confirming this, you don’t...