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02.07.08 Sen. Hutchison Defends Second Amendment Rights at a forum hosted by the Heritage Foundation.


Senator Hutchison respects the important role of the judiciary, but believes that judges should apply the law instead of legislating from the bench. She favors a strict interpretation of the Constitution and supports judicial nominees who share this view.

06.11.09Sen. Hutchison Meets With Supreme Court Nominee Sonia SotomayorPress Release
06.05.09Judging Judges: Guarding Against Judicial Activism in our Highest CourtWeekly Column
05.26.09Sen. Hutchison Statement on the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme CourtPress Release
02.11.09Hutchison Urges White House to Halt Gitmo Closure PlanPress Release
02.02.09Senator Hutchison Discusses the Nomination of Eric Holder to the position of Attorney GeneralPress Release
10.20.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Announce Application Process for U.S. District Judge in the Southern and Western Districts of TexasPress Release
09.25.08Sen. Hutchison: Democrats Block DC Gun Ban BillPress Release
09.18.08Sen. Hutchison Asks Reid to Bring House-Passed DC Gun Ban Bill for a Vote before End of 110th CongressPress Release
06.29.08Citizens' rights reloadedOp-Ed
06.26.08Sen. Hutchison: Supreme Court Decision a “Major Victory” for Individual RightsPress Release
04.28.08Senate Confirms Becky Gregory as New U.S. Attorney for Eastern District Of TexasStatement
03.18.08Statement by Sen. Hutchison on the DC Gun Ban Case Before the Supreme CourtStatement
11.16.07Senate Confirms Reed O’Connor to Serve as Federal JudgePress Release
10.04.07Sen. Hutchison Applauds Confirmation of Judge Jennifer Elrod to the 5th Circuit Court of AppealsPress Release
09.17.07Sen. Hutchison: Senate Should Offer Mukasey an Expeditious HearingPress Release
07.19.07Senator Hutchison Introduces Judge Jennifer Elrod, Nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2:27 min audio
06.29.07Senators Hutchison, Cornyn Recommend Becky Gregory for U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of TexasPress Release
03.28.07Sen. Hutchison Introduces Legislation to Lift D.C. Gun BanPress Release
03.16.07Senators Hutchison, Cornyn Recommend O’Connor for Federal JudgePress Release
03.09.07Sen. Hutchison Applauds Court Ruling Striking Down D.C. Gun BanPress Release
01.25.07Senator Hutchison Introduces Bill to Create New Judgeships in Districts Overburdened with Immigration CaseloadsPress Release

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