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WASHINGTON — After a slow start, President Donald Trump has been ramping up the pace of judicial nominations — but it remains to be seen if his recent public breakup with the increasingly far-right Federalist Society will impact the quality of his picks.

While Senate Republicans have tried to stay out of the fray, Democrats have enjoyed watching the brewing right-wing civil war.

“I love it. It's delicious,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) told Raw Story. ...

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett gave no explanation for why she recused herself from a religious charter school case that was set to begin oral arguments Wednesday, The New York Times reported.

The case revolves around whether taxpayers should pay for a public school in Oklahoma that teaches Catholic doctrine.

With her recusal, Justice Barrett's Supreme Court seat will remain empty since she won't participate in oral arguments, deliberations, or a final vote. "Although justices sometimes provide reasons when they recuse themselves, they are not required to," according to the report....

By Lawrence Hurley

By Lawrence Hurley

By Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that taxpayers have a right to challenge an Internal Revenue Service summons enforcement action in court when they can show the tax agency might have issued the summons in bad faith.