Senate confirms Larsen to federal appeals court

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen, who made the short list for the vacant Supreme Court seat now held by Justice Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed to the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.

The Senate confirmed Larsen by a vote of 60-38 with the support of eight Democrats: Sens. Tom Carper (Del.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) and Mark Warner (Va.).

Outside groups had raised concerns over whether Larsen would be an independent check on the executive branch.

Alliance for Justice pointed to a 2006 guest column in the Detroit News in which she argued that then-President George W. Bush had the authority to disregard a law Congress passed prohibiting the U.S. government from allowing torture.

Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/358235-senate-confirms-larsen-to-federal-appeals-court

[sandensea]

1. Larsen's another one of these 'imperial presidency' judges.

The kind that believe the judiciary should be a rubber stamp for the executive, and little else.

Here's hoping she proves to be better than that. We'll see.

[Honeycombe8]

2. EIGHT Dems? That's disappointing. nt

[lagomorph777]

3. Dammit. We can't primary them this time,

but after the Tsunami of 2018, they'd better watch out.

[PSPS]

4. McCain and the rest of the resigners still have their rubber stamp, I see.