Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. WASHINGTON — As the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing from witnesses for and against Judge Neil Gorsuch, his Supreme Court nomination was delivered a critical blow: Senate Minority Leader Charles […]
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Donald Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee next week
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will announce a candidate next week to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Trump had said earlier this month he would choose a nominee within two weeks of his inauguration. “We will pick a truly great Supreme Court justice,” Trump told reporters who asked about the […]
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Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Supreme Court Vote | Graphiq The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that had argued the regulations were a thinly veiled attempt to make it harder for women to get an abortion in the nation’s second-most populous state. Justice Stephen Breyer’s majority opinion for the court held that […]
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Obama immigration plan blocked by 4-4 tie at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — A tie vote by the Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama’s immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. The justices’ one-sentence opinion on Thursday effectively kills the plan for the duration of Obama’s presidency. A tie vote sets no national precedent but leaves in place […]
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Donald Trumps lists 11 prospective Supreme Court nominees
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he plans to vet to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia if he’s elected to the White House. Trump’s picks include: Steven Colloton of Iowa Allison Eid of Colorado Raymond Gruender […]
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U.S. Supreme Court deadlocks on union fees dispute
WASHINGTON — A tie vote from the Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a win to labor unions in a high-profile dispute over their ability to collect fees. The justices divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether public employees represented by a union can be required to pay “fair share” fees covering collective bargaining costs […]
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Justice Thomas breaks silence during Maine gun ownership case
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of silence and provoked audible gasps at the Supreme Court on Monday when he posed questions from the bench during an oral argument. In a case about a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns, Thomas wanted to know of any other […]
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Thousands pay respect to late Justice Antonin Scalia
The Rev. Paul Scalia, the justice’s son and a Catholic priest, said traditional prayers at a private ceremony before thousands of people filed through the court’s Great Hall, where Scalia’s casket lay on a funeral bier first used after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. “You have called your servant Antonin out of this world. Release him […]
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Analysis: Susan Collins could face tough choice in Supreme Court battle
President Barack Obama, a Democrat, said he’ll nominate a successor to the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but Republican leaders and presidential candidates have said the replacement should be picked by the next president. The nominee must win confirmation from the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans. So, Obama has some options: He could […]