Court's Decision On Abortion Rights Will Impact States Differently
Some states have have trigger laws in place, while others have pre-Roe abortion bans still on the books.
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President Biden Blasts Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft As 'Radical'
The Supreme Court's majority draft opinion — first published by Politico — in effect states there's no constitutional right to abortion services.
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Supreme Court Rules Against The City Of Boston In Christian Flag Case
The justices agreed that the city discriminated against an activist for refusing his request to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall.
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Supreme Court Hears Fight Over Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico
The justices are hearing arguments over the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which President Biden originally suspended on his first day in office.
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Supreme Court Takes Up Case About Praying High School Football Coach
The case involves former high school football coach Joe Kennedy, who was fired after kneeling and praying with students on the field after games.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks For 1st Time Since Historic Confirmation
She will become the 116th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court when she takes the bench after Justice Stephen Breyer retires in June.
Cheers For Jackson, Who Declares, 'We've Made It, All Of Us'
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will take her place on the Supreme Court this summer, when Justice Stephen Breyer retires.
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What's Next: Jackson To Join More Diverse And Conservative High Court
Justice Breyer said he would retire once his successor had been confirmed, but not before the end of the term.
| AP and Kellan Howell
Jackson Confirmed As First Black Female High Court Justice
A 53-47 vote to cut off debate Thursday came hours before Jackson's expected confirmation.
| AP and Nathaniel Reed
Democrats Propose Code Of Ethics For U.S. Supreme Court
The proposed bill would establish a new set of guidelines that would set out requirements for justices to recuse themselves in certain situations.
Supreme Court Reinstates Trump-Era Environmental Act
Justices agreed to halt a lower court's order throwing out a rule that curtailed the power of states and Native Americans to block energy projects.
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Senate Votes To Advance Jackson Nomination, Overcoming Stalemate
The Senate voted 53-47 to "discharge" Jackson's nomination from the Judiciary Committee after the panel deadlocked 11-11.
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Why Are Supreme Court Nominations So Partisan?
Supreme Court confirmations largely rely on the political party in power.
GOP Sen. Susan Collins To Vote To Confirm Jackson To The Supreme Court
Senate Democrats already had enough votes to confirm her to the high court if every member in their party voted in her favor.
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Richard Painter: Justice Thomas Should Have Recused Himself
Newsy interviews Richard Painter about how Justice Thomas' wife, Virginia, repeatedly urged aides to resist the results of the Nov. 2020 election.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Released From Hospital
Justice Thomas, a conservative and appointee of former President George H.W. Bush, has been on the court since 1991.
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Jackson Voted To Retroactively Apply Law In Crack Cocaine Sentencing
Jackson had voted to retroactively apply a new law designed to reduce sentencing differences between powder and crack cocaine offenses.
Putting Judge Jackson's Child Pornography Rulings In Context
Jackson says she’s presided over 14 cases dealing with child sex crimes. She has authored 578 opinions as a federal district judge.
Mitch McConnell Says He'll Vote Against Jackson For Supreme Court
Democrats can confirm Jackson without any GOP support in the 50-50 Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tiebreaking vote.
| AP and Nathaniel Reed
Senate Hearings Conclude In Judge Jackson's Path To The Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee has now wrapped up after about 30 hours of hearings on Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court.
| AP and Nathaniel Reed
Legal Experts To Weigh In On Last Day Of Judge Jackson Hearings
The American Bar Association, which evaluates judicial nominees, last week gave Judge Jackson its highest rating, unanimously "well qualified."
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Confirmation Hearing Continues
After close to 13 hours of questioning Tuesday, many of the same themes were re-visited in Ketanji Brown Jackson's third day of committee hearings.
Judge Jackson Defends Record Anew On Day 3 Of Confirmation Hearings
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is again facing questions from the 22 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Newsy Talks With Former Law Clerk to Justice Ginsburg, Amanda Tyler
Amanda Tyler is a friend of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and a former law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Criticized For Role As Public Defender
Jackson served as a federal public defender from 2005-2007.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Confirmation Hearing Begins
A Senate committee will be questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson over the next two days before the full Senate can vote on her nomination.
Supreme Court Won't Review Decision That Freed Bill Cosby
The Supreme Court announced it will not review Bill Cosby's sexual assault case, leaving him a free man and ending a two-decade legal drama.
| AP and Jay Strubberg
High Court Reimposes Boston Marathon Bomber's Death Sentence
The prospect that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now 28, will be executed anytime soon is remote.
| AP and Lindsay Tuchman
Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Heading To Capitol Hill
If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black female justice in the court's more than 200-year history.
| Veronica De La Cruz and AP
Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson As Historic Supreme Court Nominee
Jackson would be the current court's second Black justice — Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative, is the other — and just the third in history.
| AP and Willie James Inman
