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SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG DIES AT 87
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* United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ([link removed]) died on Friday, September 18, at the age of 87. Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton and confirmed to the court in 1993. She was the second woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court.
 
* She served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1980 to 1993. She began her legal career in academia, teaching at Rutgers University Law School and Columbia Law School, in addition to directing the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
 
* Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution ([link removed]) gives the President of the United States ([link removed]) the authority to nominate Supreme Court justices, and they are appointed with the advice and consent ([link removed]) of the Senate ([link removed]) .
 
* The average vacancy length on the Supreme Court since 1962—when defined as the length of time elapsed between a Justice’s departure date and the swearing-in of their successor—is 88 days. Four of these vacancies lasted for only a few hours each; the successor was sworn in the same day the retiring Justice officially left office. The longest vacancy under this definition was 422 days, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia ([link removed]) .

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VOTERS DECIDE CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES IN DELAWARE
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* Delaware held its statewide primary election on Sept. 15 ([link removed]) . Races for two congressional seats were on the ballot—one for a U.S. Senate seat and one for Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat. Both incumbents filed for re-election and won their respective primaries, advancing to the general election on Nov. 3.
 
* In the race for Delaware’s Class II Senate ([link removed]) seat, incumbent Chris Coons (D) advanced from the Democratic primary over challenger Jessica Scarane with 73% of the vote according to unofficial results. Republican Lauren Witzke won the Republican primary, beating James DeMartino with 57% of the vote.
 
* Incumbent Lisa Blunt Rochester was unopposed in the Democratic primary for Delaware’s at-large U.S. House ([link removed]) seat. The primary was canceled and Rochester advanced automatically to the general election. In the Republican primary, Lee Murphy secured 74% of the vote to advance to the general over Matthew Morris.

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U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS EIGHT U.S. DISTRICT COURT NOMINEES
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* The U.S. Senate confirmed eight nominees to U.S. District Court judgeships. The 94 U.S. District Courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts.
 
* The U.S. Senate has confirmed 216 of President Trump’s Article III judicial nominees—two Supreme Court justices, 53 appellate court judges, 159 district court judges, and two U.S. Court of International Trade judges—since January 2017.
 
* The confirmed nominees are:
 
* Stephen McGlynn ([link removed]) and David Dugan ([link removed]) , confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. When they assume office (after receiving their judicial commission and taking their judicial oath), the court will have:
* No vacancies.
* Two Democrat-appointed judges and two Republican-appointed judges.

* Franklin Valderrama ([link removed]) and Iain Johnston ([link removed]) , confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. When they assume office, the court will have:
* No vacancies.
* 13 Democrat-appointed judges and nine Republican-appointed judges.

* Stanley Blumenfeld ([link removed]) , Mark Scarsi ([link removed]) , and John Holcomb ([link removed]) , confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. When they assume office, the court will have:
* Seven vacancies.
* Nine Democrat-appointed judges and 12 Republican-appointed judges.

* Todd Robinson ([link removed]) , confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. After Robinson assumes office, the court will have:
* Four vacancies.
* Four Democrat-appointed judges and five Republican-appointed judges.
 
* Blumenfeld, Scarsi, Holcomb, and Robinson are the first four District Court nominees to be confirmed to a California court since Trump took office.

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FEDERAL JUDGE TO DECIDE ON EXTENDING CENSUS COUNT DEADLINE
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* On Sept. 15, Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California held a hearing following her temporary restraining order, which prevented the Census Bureau from winding down its 2020 population count by Sept. 30. Another hearing was scheduled for next week to determine whether to issue a court order extending the count through the end of October.
 
* The Census Bureau conducts the census ([link removed]) every 10 years, aiming to provide a complete count of the U.S. population. This data is used for congressional apportionment. Following the 2010 census, 10 states lost seats and eight states gained seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
 
* In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau asked Congress to delay the deadline for delivering congressional apportionment counts to the president from December 31, 2020, to April 30, 2021. The Bureau also proposed ending its count by Oct. 31. Congress has not passed legislation changing the statutory deadlines. The Bureau stated in August it would aim to meet the original statutory deadlines and that it would cease counting on Sept. 30.
 
* On Sept. 3, the National Urban League filed an emergency request on behalf of several challengers, requesting a court order to extend census counting through October. On Sept. 5, Koh issued a temporary restraining order to stop the Bureau from winding down its count.
 
* On Sept. 15, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced a bill to extend the count through Oct. 31 and the deadline for delivering apportionment counts to the end of next April. A similar bill passed the House earlier this year as part of a coronavirus package, but the Senate didn't act on the legislation.

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TRUMP, BIDEN ISSUE CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS
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* President Donald Trump (R) and challenger Joe Biden (D) issued a combined 26 endorsements in U.S. House races between Sept. 10 and Sept. 17. Biden endorsed 19 candidates, while Trump endorsed seven.
 
* Joe Biden’s 19 recent endorsements ([link removed]) include one incumbent and 18 challengers. Sixteen of the challengers are running in districts currently represented by a Republican, one is running in a district currently represented by a Libertarian, and one is running for a vacant seat.

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* Donald Trump’s seven recent endorsements ([link removed]) include one incumbent and six challengers. Four of the challengers are running for seats currently held by Republicans and two are running for seats currently held by Democrats.

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U.S. SUPREME COURT RELEASES DECEMBER ARGUMENT CALENDAR
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* The U.S. Supreme Court has released its December argument calendar ([link removed]) for the 2020-2021 term. The court will hear 10 hours of oral arguments in 10 cases between November 30 and December 9.
 
* So far, the court has agreed to hear 31 cases during its 2020-2021 term.
 
* November 30, 2020
* _Van Buren v. United States ([link removed]) _
* Edwards v. Vannoy ([link removed])

* December 1, 2020
* _Nestlé USA v. Doe I ([link removed]) _(Consolidated _Cargill v. Doe I_)
* CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service ([link removed])

* December 2, 2020
* Department of Justice v. House Committee on the Judiciary ([link removed])

* December 7, 2020
* _Republic of Hungary v. Simon ([link removed]) _
* Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp ([link removed])

* December 8, 2020
* _Facebook v. Duguid ([link removed]) _
* _Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer and White Sales Inc._(2020) ([link removed])
 
* December 9, 2020
* _Collins v. Mnuchin ([link removed]) _ (Consolidated with _Mnuchin v. Collins_)

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CONGRESS IS IN SESSION
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Both chambers of Congress are in session next week. Click here ([link removed]) to see the full calendar for the second session of the 116th Congress.

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WHERE WAS THE PRESIDENT LAST WEEK?
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* On Monday, Trump participated in a Latinos for Trump Roundtable in Phoenix, Arizona.
* On Tuesday, Trump met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Prime Minister of Israel.
* On Wednesday, Trump remained in Washington, D.C.
* On Thursday, Trump spoke at the White House Conference on American History.
* On Friday, Trump received his intelligence briefing and held a news conference.

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FEDERAL JUDICIARY
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* 74 federal judicial vacancies
* 48 pending nominations
* 3 future federal judicial vacancies

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