the presiding officer: thank you. mrs. feinstein: i rise to oppose the nomination of mr. bress. this is a california seat on the ninth circuit, and the fact is that mr. bress is neither a california attorney nor a california resident. in fact, he s not been a resident of the state for over a decade. he s lived and practiced in the washington, d.c., area for almost his entire adult life. as california senators, senator harris and i know that the kind of experience and connection to california is really necessary for a ninth circuit judge to be effective on the bench. we know our state, we know our constituents, and we know the challenges they face, and that s why the blue slip is so important. honoring the blue slip ensures that the senators who understand are and are accountable to their constituents have a say in judicial nominations for their home states. our blue slips, senator harris and mine, were not returned. ultimately that symbolizes our objections. i was very dis
A Beaver County man was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison Friday in Pittsburgh on federal hate crime charges stemming from severe abuse of disabled residents he was responsible for assisting at an in-patient health care facility in the county. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the
PITTSBURGH – U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced a Farrell man to eight years in federal prison following his conviction for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking crimes.
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PITTSBURGH – One of the five defendants accused of conspiring to steal more than $2 million from Primary Health Network is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Wednesday in federal court.