Senate Judiciary Committee

The confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominees to fill dozens of vacancies on the federal bench is a top priority for Democrats during the lame-duck session of Congress, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker told the Judiciary Committee the destruction of vehicles seized during street takeovers would send a powerful message.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has announced that it’s scheduled a vote on a U.S. Supreme Court ethics legislation later this month. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) welcomes the move.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s nomination of Sandra Slack Glover to the state Supreme Court is in trouble. Lawmakers say that’s because Glover signed a letter of support for Amy Coney Barrett, one of the U.S. Supreme Court justices who overruled Roe v. Wade.

Under changes approved by the Judiciary Committee, the law would no longer require two officers to get an emergency risk protection order.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut has joined fellow Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to claim that President Trump’s Supreme Court…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says confirmation hearings regarding the president’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will…