Two nominees to a federal appeals court that has been openly criticized by President Donald Trump over rulings against his administration’s policies face senators Oct. 30 at their confirmation hearing.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will question Patrick Bumatay, an openly gay federal prosecutor, and Lawrence VanDyke, a deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, on their nominations to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Some of the most contentious legal disputes in recent years have gone through the California-based circuit, including litigation over Trump’s travel ban and, his asylum ban. He’s castigated it for being liberal, once tweeting that ...
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