Unusually high judicial vacancy levels coupled with unprecedented workloads are burdening federal district courts like never before. The President and Congress need to act now to fill these seats.
Although Manning was convicted of the majority of the charges against him, and although he will almost certainly spend decades in prison for his deeds, much of the early media narrative focused upon his acquittal of aiding the enemy.
Online Registration is a key component of Voter Registration Modernization that allows voters to register — and to check and update their registration records — through a secure and accessible online portal.
Democrats and Republicans recently reached an agreement to move forward on confirming certain stalled executive branch nominees. But before we begin celebrating, it is worth noting that judges were not part of the deal.
In Washington, the case has never been better for criminal justice reform. On the horizon — changes to federal mandatory minimum sentencing requirements and policies to reduce the number of inmates in overflowing federal prisons.