WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor. All eyes will be on Justice Neil Gorsuch Monday when the court takes up a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose […]
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Neil Gorsuch takes 1st of 2 oaths to become Supreme Court justice
Visitors arrive at the Supreme Court as the Senate votes to confirm President Donald Trump’s high court nominee Neil Gorsuch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 7, 2017. WASHINGTON (AP) — Coverage of the swearing-in of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court (all times local): Updated 9:25 a.m.: Surrounded by family and his future colleagues, […]
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Bad precedent and the nuclear option
WASHINGTON — For euphemism, dissimulation and outright hypocrisy, there is nothing quite as entertaining as the periodic Senate dust-ups over Supreme Court appointments and the filibuster. The arguments for and against the filibuster are so well-known to both parties as to be practically memorized. Both nonetheless argue their case with great shows of passion and […]
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Democrats were right to oppose
I reject Sen. Susan Collins’ claim that Democrats had no reason to oppose Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. In the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, he sided with corporate “rights” (privileges) over women’s rights. He sided against consumers ruling for corporations that swindled them. He ruled in favor of corporations against the right of […]
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A shameful course of action
President Obama frustrated many of his most loyal supporters by nominating (in March 2016) a “safe” choice to the Supreme Court. Merrick Garland was (and still is) widely recognized an eminently qualified and representative of the mainstream of American legal thought. Obama neglected to account for the cynical nature of the GOP. The shame of […]
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Neil Gorsuch heads for confirmation with Senate vote today
Process for confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, is headed for confirmation after Republicans tore up the Senate’s voting rules to allow him to ascend to the high court over furious Democratic objections. Democrats denounced the GOP’s use of what both sides dubbed the “nuclear […]
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Senate GOP ‘goes nuclear,’ clearing way for Trump court pick
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, as he is expected to change Senate rules to guarantee confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Republicans are poised to lower the threshold for a vote on Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to […]
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Republicans have the power, they should use it
What goes around comes around is one of life’s undeniable truisms and never more than in the politics of Washington, D.C. (the “D.C.” increasingly standing for dysfunctional city). Last week was Cherry Blossom week in D.C. This week it’s Neil Gorsuch week. Republicans must now decide whether to use the “nuclear option,” a parliamentary procedure […]
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Sen. Jeff Merkley pulls all-nighter to oppose Neil Gorsuch nomination
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator held the Senate floor through the night and was still going Wednesday in an attention-grabbing talk-a-thon highlighting his party’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed the votes necessary to change Senate rules and thwart the Democratic filibuster in a […]
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Sen. Angus King says he will oppose Neil Gorsuch
After weeks of indecision, U.S. Sen. Angus King declared Tuesday he would oppose the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for a Supreme Court seat. King also said he will not go along with Republicans who want to close debate on the confirmation and proceed to a vote on President Donald Trump’s choice to fill a longstanding court […]