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Guns Are on Supreme Court's Agenda Days After Mass Shootings
A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia
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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Ruling That Overturned Boston Marathon Bomber's Death Sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the government’s appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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There Are Very Few Black Women Federal Judges Today — Here's Why and How It Needs to Change
A history of racism and sexism in our country has translated to a lack of diversity in our federal judges. But it’s also due to neglected talent and political will, says the co-author of an opinion piece in The National Law Journal about the lack of Black women federal judges. Professor Catherine Smith of the University of Denver Sturm College...
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The Supreme Court is Taking up Obamacare… Again: Here's Why You Need to Care
With a now solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, a law Republicans have long opposed but one that 20 million Americans now depend on for their health insurance.
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What Republicans Expect from the Supreme Court and Federal Judges if Trump Is Re-Elected
Jeremy Dys, special counsel with the conservative First Liberty Institute, explains what Republicans expect from the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges under a second Trump term — if he is re-elected.
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In Setback for Democrats, Supreme Court Won't Let Late Mail Ballots Count in Wisconsin
Wisconsin cannot count mail ballots that arrive well after the polls close, under an order issued Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court, a defeat for Democrats in a battleground state, NBC News reports.
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Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Is a Sure Thing. What Happens Next Isn't
The U.S Senate will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday evening. This isn’t Nostradamus-like prophecy. With a 53-47 Republican majority in the Senate it’s a mathematical certainty. So… what comes next?
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How Amy Coney Barrett's Partisan Supreme Court Confirmation Damages American Democracy
The Senate is expected to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday after a highly partisan, rushed process. George Washington University Law Professor Paul Schiff Berman argues that her confirmation under these circumstances threatens the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and stability in the U.S.
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What's Next For Trump's Supreme Court Nominee?
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is speeding toward confirmation, with a majority of the Senate supporting her and a final vote expected Monday. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination on Thursday as Democrats boycotted the vote. If confirmed on Monday, as is expected, Barrett could be sworn in as a justice almost immediately, just a week before the Nov....
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‘Late Night': Sen. Booker Saw No GOP Remorse in Barrett Hearings
Sen. Cory Booker speaks about the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Barrett Keeps Democrats, Trump at Bay in Senate Hearing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee
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Barrett Bats Away Tough Democratic Confirmation Probing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted back Democrats’ skeptical questions on abortion, gun rights and election disputes in lively Senate confirmation testimony Tuesday, insisting she would bring no personal agenda to the court but would decide cases as they come.
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Trump's Words Haunt Amy Coney Barrett as She Vows Not to Be a ‘Pawn' on Supreme Court
Again and again, Amy Coney Barrett insisted to senators on Tuesday that she has no “agenda” on issues like the Affordable Care Act, the future of abortion rights or same-sex marriage, and that she would be nobody’s “pawn” if confirmed to the Supreme Court, NBC News reports. “Do you think we should take the president at his word when he says his...
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A Look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Notable Opinions, Votes
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has written roughly 100 opinions in more than three years on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Graham, Harris Share Spotlight as Barrett Hearings Begin
Senate Republicans are vowing a quick confirmation for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
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Ex-members of Religious Group Mixed on Barrett Nomination
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with the Christian community People of Praise is drawing scrutiny because of what former members and observers describe as its ultraconservative views on women. Her defenders say scrutinizing her beliefs and relationship to the mostly Catholic organization is akin to anti-religious bigotry. But in interviews with a dozen former members of the...
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High Court Nominee Served as ‘Handmaid' in Religious Group
An old directory for the Christian organization People of Praise members shows Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served as a “handmaid.”
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‘Late Night': Closer Look at Bombshell Report on Trump's Taxes
Seth Meyers takes a closer look at President Donald Trump on the verge of putting a third justice on the Supreme Court.
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GOP Takes Pennsylvania Court's Ballot Deadline to High Court
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on a court ruling in the battleground state that extends the deadline in November’s election to receive and count mailed-in ballots.
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GOP Invests $10M in Boosting Trump With Barrett Confirmation
The Republican National Committee is putting Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation fight front and center with voters just weeks before Election Day