Word: benching
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...with which Supreme Court opinions he disagreed. The D.C. circuit court is widely viewed as second only in importance to the Supreme Court, and it is questionable whether a person who is reluctant to express his views on past cases should be eligible for a lifetime appointment on a bench of such great influence...
While increasing diversity on the bench is surely important, Estrada’s unwillingness to articulate his views on contentious political issues, and the administration’s refusal to release his memos, leaves the Senate incapable of weighing his qualifications and unable to deliberate. Even the Congressional Hispanic Caucus announced its opposition to his appointment—explaining that Estrada “fails to convince us that he would contribute under-represented perspectives to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.” The Alliance for Justice, a private non-profit advocacy group...
...implied that she was incompetent in interpreting X-ray pictures. If only she would learn some theory, she would understand how her supposed antihelical features arose from the minor distortions needed to pack regular helices into a crystalline lattice." The explosion occurred. "Suddenly, Rosy came from behind the lab bench that separated us and began moving toward me. Fearing that in her hot anger she might strike me, I grabbed up the Pauling manuscript and hastily retreated toward the open door. My escape was blocked by Maurice [Wilkins], who, searching for me, had just then stuck his head through." Franklin...
Another scene, titled “The Bench,” was performed by a mother and daughter who had been homeless several years before. The two characters sat on a bench, debating whether political protest was useful...
...unwillingness to articulate his views on contentious political issues has left some uncertainty as to his eligibility for a lifetime appointment to a federal bench as influential as the D.C. Circuit bench...