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Trump judicial nominee Bove clears Senate panel despite Democratic protest

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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer to be a federal appeals court judge over protests from Democrats, who accuse him of using aggressive tactics to enforce the president's agenda at the DOJ.

Republicans on the panel unanimously supported the nomination of Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment on the 3rd Circuit, sending the nomination to the full Senate. Bove currently serves as a top DOJ official.

The hearing devolved into partisan rancor when the panel's Republican chairman, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, cut off debate on Bove's nomination. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, a Democrat, shouted that Grassley was violating the committee's rules as Republicans cast their votes. The other Democrats walked out of the hearing.

Bove's nomination drew fierce opposition from Democrats and many former DOJ employees, more than 900 of whom signed a letter accusing him of undermining the integrity of the department. Bove's defenders have pointed to his background as a federal terrorism prosecutor in New York and his work countering drug cartels and other threats.

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Wisconsin Bar redefines 'diversity' to settle discrimination lawsuit

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The State Bar of Wisconsin has modified its definition of "diversity" for applicants to its leadership programs, ending a two-year-old lawsuit brought by the conservative legal group Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty alleging the programs discriminate based on race.

The change comes more than a year after the organization made similar modifications to a diversity program for law students following a partial settlement in the same lawsuit.

The lawsuit is among a series of legal challenges to diversity programs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that colleges and universities cannot consider race in admissions.

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