Russell Wheeler

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

Trump’s judicial campaign to upend the 2020 election: A failure, but not a wipe-out

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden is appointing judges faster than Trump, and most everyone else—for now

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, September 2, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court building facade in Washington

Does the Supreme Court need a Code of Conduct?

Russell Wheeler

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

An armed U.S. Marshall stands outside federal court in Brooklyn before the court appearance of Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, of Neptune, New Jersey, in the borough of Brooklyn in New York

Biden’s first 100 days and the federal judiciary: Prompt action and a Supreme Court controversy

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

The Seal of the United States of America is seen on the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in the Brooklyn borough in New York April 2, 2015. Two New York City women have been arrested in an alleged conspiracy to build a bomb and wage a "terrorist attack" in the United States, according to a federal criminal complaint made public on Thursday. Noelle Velentzas, 28, and Asia Siddiqui, 31, devised a plot to target police, government or military targets based on their "violent jihadist beliefs," according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Can Biden ‘rebalance’ the judiciary?

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, March 18, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

What should we expect from Biden’s commission on Supreme Court reform?

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, February 25, 2021

A worker cleans up the West Front of the U.S. Capitol and dismantles the inaugural platform and seating area the day after President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Trump’s last-minute judicial appointments: Impact on norms and on Biden’s appointment opportunities

Russell Wheeler

Friday, January 22, 2021

North Carolina Electoral College representatives sign the Certificates of Vote after they all cast their ballots for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC12F8CC65F0

Can the Electoral College be subverted by “faithless electors”?

Russell Wheeler

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

McConnell’s fabricated history to justify a 2020 Supreme Court vote

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, September 24, 2020

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

Trump’s 200th judicial appointment: Less than meets the eye

Russell Wheeler

Friday, June 26, 2020