The Western Right

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Manchin :  Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he will not vote for any judicial nominee who has no support from Republican senators.  This may make it harde...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-2024-judiciary-news.html

2023 in Review: Circuit judges : Biden has filled 11 circuit court seats in 2023, for a total of 39 overall. Only 1 of the 11 replaced an R appointee (moderately conservative Brooks Smith). Ther...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-judiciary-news.html

The city of Kalamazoo isn't finishing making life worse for motorists.  Its latest target is the intersection of Parkview/Whites Road and Oakland Drive. Kalamazoo's War on Motorists: Bicycle La...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/12/kalamazoos-war-on-motorists.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Judiciary Committee :  The late senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee will be filled by Laphonza Butler (D-CA), just as she ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/11/december-2023-judiciary-news.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: D-AK :  Senator Dan Sullivan (R) formed a new council to vet potential federal judges without involving Senator Lisa Murkowski (R).  One of three seats o...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/09/october-2023-judiciary-news.html

One of the later-appearing arguments that the 2020 election was stolen appears in the documentary 2000 Mules, hosted by Dinesh D'Souza.  The documentary reports on the claims of the group True t...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/09/what-does-2000-mules-actually-prove.html

One of the most common arguments that the 2020 election was stolen concerns Trump's rallies.  In particular, it is commonly asked how Trump could have lost when he had huge rallies and Biden did...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/09/rallies-dont-decide-elections.html

After the last election, I explained the sorry state of the Michigan GOP. The Michigan GOP is a Disaster In conclusion, I wrote > The Michigan GOP has a choice.  It could continue t...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/08/michigan-gop-disaster-continues.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Overall :  Harsh Voruganti of The Vetting Room assesses the the state of judicial vacancies and nominations at the middle of 2023. Nominations: 7th Circ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-2023-judiciary-news.html

This article was last updated September 8, 2023. This is a preview of the November 7 elections in Kalamazoo County. KALAMAZOO CITY COMMISSION The mayor and three seats on the Kalamazoo City ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/07/2023-kalamazoo-election-preview.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: ED-LA :  President Biden announced two nominations for judgeships in Louisiana with support from the state's R senators.  However, nine members of the Co...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/06/july-2023-judiciary-news.html

The city of Kalamazoo is planning to spend 30 million dollars to convert several downtown streets from one-way to two-way.  This proposal seems likely to make the city worse for drivers. There...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/06/kalamazoos-war-on-motorists-downtown.html

The city of Kalamazoo is making life more difficult for motorists.  One big way is adding bicycle lanes to many major roads. Bicycles can be used for either transportation or recreation.  But ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/06/kalamazoos-war-on-motorists-bicycle.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Blue Slip :  The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to eliminate the blue slip for district court judges.  They called it ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-2023-judiciary-news.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Nominations :  Russell Wheeler analyzes the numbers of judicial nominations and confirmations by Biden and other recent presidents. Nominations :  Bide...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/04/may-2023-judiciary-news.html

The proposal to build an arena/convention center in downtown Kalamazoo has returned after a decade of dormancy. Plans revealed for new arena in downtown Kalamazoo Residents excited, concerned o...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-downtown-arena-returns.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: 1st Circuit :  Michael Delaney, the nominee for the NH seat on the 1st Circuit, was grilled by R senators due to his advocacy as an attorney for publical...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-judiciary-news.html

NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Biden judges :  Carrie Severino surveys the impact of President Biden's appointees on the federal judiciary. Nominations :  In this article lamenting th...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-judiciary-news.html

2022 IN REVIEW:  Breyer retired, and was replaced by Ketanji Brown Jackson.  Circuit judges:  Biden has filled 17 circuit court seats in 2022, for a total of 28 overall.  Only 4 of the 28...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-2023-judiciary-news.html

November is over. NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: Vacancies :  Harsh Voruganti of the Vetting Room surveys the existing judicial vacancies and prospects to fill them, now that Ds have ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-2022-judiciary-news.html

The 2022 election was a calamity for Michigan Republicans.  This was partly due to the national environment, but there were major blunders by both the GOP establishment and grassroots. The prob...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-michigan-gop-is-disaster.html

The candidate names and percentages were copied from a post by Republican Michigander .  Governor: Whitmer 54.47%, Dixon 43.94% For comparison, Whitmer won by 9.5% in 2018.  In retrospect, thi...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2022/11/michigan-2022-election-results.html

Last updated October 30, 2022. All 110 seats in the Michigan Senate are up for election in 2022.  Republicans won a 58-52 majority in 2020, unchanged from 2018.  Rs have controlled the house ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2022/10/2022-michigan-state-house-races.html

A majority of states have elections for state Supreme Court in November.  Here is a guide to the contested elections.  The elections in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Ca...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2022/10/2022-state-supreme-court-election.html

November is coming. NOMINATIONS, HEARINGS, CONFIRMATIONS: 3rd Circuit :  On September 13, the Senate rejected the nomination of Arianna Freeman by a 47-50 vote.  Two D senators (Hassan and ...

http://wmugop.blogspot.com/2022/10/october-2022-judiciary-news.html