Tag: 9th Circuit Court

White House Pulls Circuit Court Nominee at Last Minute

The following article by the Roll Call staff was posted on their website July 19, 2018:

Ryan Bounds nomination to 9th Circuit was set to be voted down

The nomination of Ryan Wesley Bounds for US Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit was withdrawn at the last minute by the White House amid questions about his past writings. Credit: Tom Williams, CQ Roll Call file photo

Facing imminent defeat even in a Republican-controlled Senate, the White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Ryan Wesley Bounds to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, an abrupt turn of events just moments before the chamber was set to vote on confirmation of the judge.

The late-breaking issue appeared to be writings that came to light and turned the tide against him with some Republicans.

“There were some writings from when he was a student at Stanford that were maybe not racially sensitive. They weren’t racist but there is some concern that the issue could have been handled with more sensitivity,” Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said.

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Federal appeals court upholds freeze on Trump’s travel ban

The following article by Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes was posted on the Washington Post website June 13, 2017:

Can President Trump actually “break up” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which has blocked two of his executive orders, as he has said he’s considered? (Gillian Brockell,Osman Malik/The Washington Post)

A West Coast federal appeals court upheld the freeze on President Trump’s travel ban Monday, declaring that Trump had exceeded his lawful authority in suspending the issuance of visas to residents of six Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S. refu­gee program.

A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled against the administration unanimously. Their ruling is another blow to Trump — although the administration has asked the Supreme Court to to step in and save the ban in a different case. Continue reading “Federal appeals court upholds freeze on Trump’s travel ban”