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Biden nominates 3 new DC judges

By Will Vitka

President Joe Biden nominated three new D.C. judges Wednesday: one to the Court of Appeals and two to Superior Court.

For the D.C. Court of Appeals, Biden nominated Vijay Shanker, the Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, a position he’s held since 2005.

Laura Cranehas and Veronica Sanchez are Biden’s candidates for Superior Court.

Cranehas has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. since 2014. Sanchez is also an Assistant U.S. Attorney and has held the role since 2009.

In a statement, the White House said the nominees are “extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.”

Experts, advocates: LGBTQ+ students ‘collateral damage’ in education debates, controversy

By Ivy Lyons
Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the 2022 Model Policies for Virginia schools that are intended to require students to use locker rooms and programs that match their assigned sex, rather than their gender identity, controversial conversations have continued to impact day-to-day educational experiences. Those policies require parental permission to change names and genders noted on school records — issues that have made some Virginia students concerned for their privacy and safety.
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