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Trump nominates Neomi Rao to fill Kavanaugh seat on DC circuit court

Politics Yesterday
Trump announced during a White House Diwali lighting ceremony attended by Rao that he would nominate the former associate law professor and clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Once confirmed, she will be the first Indian-American judge of Parsi origin on the court.
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· 20 hours ago

NEW: Trump announced today that he's nominating Neomi Rao, the lawyer who has been a major force in the administration's deregulation efforts, to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh's old seat on the DC Circuit

Trump Is Nominating A Top Administration Official For Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Former Seat
Neomi Rao, a former law professor and clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, leads the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
buzzfeednews.com
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· 18 hours ago

Neomi Rao in the minutes before the Diwali ceremony began; she had just spoken briefly with WH press aide ⁦⁩

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· 19 hours ago

President Trump announced during a Diwali ceremonial lighting ceremony at the White House that he is nominating Neomi Rao to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh's seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals

Trump nominates Neomi Rao to replace Kavanaugh on DC Circuit
President Donald Trump announced during a Diwali ceremonial lighting ceremony at the White House Tuesday that he is nominating Neomi Rao to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh's seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
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· 20 hours ago

President Trump: "I won't say today, that I just nominated Naomi to be on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, the seat of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. We were going to announce that tomorrow…"

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· 19 hours ago

President Trump today announced that he is nominating Neomi Rao, '99, to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Rao is currently administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

Neomi Rao, '99, to be Nominated to DC Circuit | University of Chicago Law School
law.uchicago.edu
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· 19 hours ago

Neomi Rao, Trump's pick for Kavanaugh's seat on the DC Circuit, worked for a while in London and is qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales

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· Oct 28

Who is who is believed to be a frontrunner for to pick as the Brett Kavanaugh replacement on the very powerful DC Circuit Court? A Republican born to Parsi physician parents of Indian origin. Her profile here:

Neomi Rao - Wikipedia
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· 17 hours ago

Congratulations to colleague Neomi Rao on her nomination to the second highest court in the country.

will nominate Neomi Rao to replace Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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· 20 hours ago

This is a stupendous choice. Neomi Rao is, hands down, the best possible pick for the vacancy on the D.C. Circuit.

Breaking, from the Diwali event at the White House this afternoon —> a nominee for the powerful dc circuit court vacancy left open by now Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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· 20 hours ago

Rao was considered a frontrunner for Kavanaugh's seat from the start (see our story right after Kavanaugh was confirmed: ) — she's got a long track record in administrative law, which is a big part of the DC Circuit docket, and deep conservative bona fides

Trump Didn’t Just Get A New Supreme Court Justice — He’ll Get Another DC Circuit Judge, Too
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation opens up a new seat on the powerful federal appeals court in Washington, which has long been a springboard to the US Supreme Court.
buzzfeednews.com
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· 20 hours ago

Why does the DC Circuit matter? It's the main forum for big legal fights over executive power and agency actions, and it's long been a springboard to the US Supreme Court — Kavanaugh, Roberts, Ginsburg, Thomas, and Scalia are alumni

Trump Is Nominating A Top Administration Official For Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Former Seat
Neomi Rao, a former law professor and clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, leads the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
buzzfeednews.com
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· 19 hours ago

Rao had support from now-former White House counsel Don McGahn, whose top priorities were judges and deregulation. From McGahn today: "Her distinguished career makes her uniquely qualified for that court. She will be outstanding and fair."

Trump Is Nominating A Top Administration Official For Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Former Seat
Neomi Rao, a former law professor and clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, leads the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
buzzfeednews.com
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· 17 hours ago

Opposition to Neomi Rao's forthcoming nomination to the DC Circuit is already pouring in from liberal advocacy groups: "Rao has never seen a regulation she didn’t hate," was one comment

Trump Is Nominating A Top Administration Official For Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Former Seat
Neomi Rao, a former law professor and clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, leads the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
buzzfeednews.com
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· 18 hours ago

Congratulations to Neomi Rao on her nomination to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s former seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals! She’s a talented lawyer, dedicated public servant & will make a great judge. just honored her with our Distinguished Intern Alumni Award.

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· 19 hours ago

If this nomination for Neomi Rao goes through, then Trump will have to find another head of OIRA; small but powerful office in charge of regulatory review.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating administration official Neomi Rao to fill the appeals court seat previously held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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· 17 hours ago

Trump picks conservative Neomi Rao to replace Brett Kavanaugh on appeals court -- and she's about to decide the CNN/Acosta case

Trump picks conservative Neomi Rao to replace Brett Kavanaugh on appeals court
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will nominate conservative lawyer Neomi Rao, known for her strong anti-regulatory views, to replace newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on an influential federal appeals court. Rao currently serves as Trump’s top official on regulatory matters. Trump, whose administration has reversed a succession of regulations on the environment and other issues since he took office last year, made the announcement during a White House ceremony in […]
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· 19 hours ago

My interview w/ soon-to-be D.C. Circuit Judge Neomi Rao from last December:

Talking Regulatory Rollback And Special Counsels With Neomi Rao, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB « The Hugh Hewitt Show
Neomi Rao is the most important member of the Trump Administration you probably haven't heard of --she's the right arm of Director Mic Mulvaney at the
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