The president is using the vacancy on the Supreme Court to appeal to battleground-state voters and as a rallying cry for his conservative base.
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Crowd jeers as Trump pays respects at court to Ginsburg
The justice’s death has sparked a controversy over the political balance of the Supreme Court just weeks before the November presidential election.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate Republicans plan vote on Trump’s court pick before election
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, likely guaranteeing enough votes.
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Hundreds gather at Supreme Court to mourn Ginsburg
The steps of the court are lined with bouquets, handwritten notes and candles.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: U.S. Senate should pass new Voting Rights Act in honor of John Lewis
Congress must make it a priority to pass a new voting rights bill that better protects citizens from discrimination.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Justices rule states can bind presidential electors’ votes
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College.
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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics
The decision was a surprising defeat for abortion opponents, who thought that a new conservative majority with two of President Trump’s appointees on board would start chipping away at abortion access.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump’s immunity claim
However, the justices appear divided over the president’s effort to prevent his accounting firm and 2 banks from handing over his tax and business records to House committees and the Manhattan district attorney.
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Chief Justice Roberts chides Schumer for ‘dangerous’ remarks on 2 justices
John Roberts was responding to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s remarks at a rally outside the court while a high-profile abortion case was being argued inside.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Supreme Court considers legal protections for gay, transgender workers
The word ‘transgender’ made its first appearance in a high court argument, as well as ‘cisgender’ and the gender-ambiguous character Pat’ from 1990s ‘Saturday Night Live’ skits.