judicial appointments and nominations

Today is Monday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2022. There are 96 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four former circuit court judges will help handle a backlog of criminal cases that have accumulated in Mississippi's largest county during the COVID-19…

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal…

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge won’t hear arguments until next week on a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s…

DETROIT (AP) — The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court said Monday she will step down by the end of 2022, an announcement that followed a major decision affecting…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The anxious-looking women talk directly to the camera, warning that the Colorado…

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning moments of Democrats' four-decade hold on the House, I saw a gesture that seems…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Polls have closed across much of Florida on Tuesday as Gov.…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to learn the identity…