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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Sen. Dick Durbin looks to build enduring legacy as Judiciary Committee chairman

April 20, 2023

In February, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 100th appointment to the federal judiciary, outpacing both the Trump and Obama administrations’ judge confirmation total at the same time...

Christine Blasey Ford, center, is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27. Ford is one of three women to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.

Durbin expresses support of Ford, FBI investigation into Kavanaugh

September 30, 2018

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he will oppose the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Friday, speaking alongside other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Durbin...

Durbin questions Zuckerberg on right to privacy, Facebook data breach

April 10, 2018

At a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) brought up the issue of data privacy by asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg if he would publicly disclose...

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Michael Brennan, a School of Law alumnus, was nominated for a federal court position by President Donald Trump, but faced controversy in his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

NU Law alum faces Senate Judiciary Committee hearing fraught by ‘blue slip’ controversy

January 28, 2018

Northwestern alumnus Michael Brennan (School of Law ’89) faced a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday after being nominated for a federal court position by President Donald Trump. Brennan,...

In Focus: Trial of the heart: Woman says Northwestern cardiac surgeon used 'human experimentation'

In Focus: Trial of the heart: Woman says Northwestern cardiac surgeon used ‘human experimentation’

May 16, 2014

Antonitsa Vlahoulis struggled to get the words out as she remembered the medical ordeal that kept her away from her children and in and out of hospitals for months. Vlahoulis first came to Northwestern...

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