Republican strategy: Here’s why a Supreme Court battle could benefit the GOP
4 years, 3 months ago

Republican strategy: Here’s why a Supreme Court battle could benefit the GOP

CNN  

CNN — Top Senate Republicans are privately arguing that it would boost their chances of holding the majority in November if their party makes a full-throated effort at confirming President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, according to multiple GOP sources, despite their past posture that such nominees should not be confirmed in a presidential election year. “This U.S. Senate should vote on President Trump’s next nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court,” tweeted McSally on Friday night. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is running for reelection and vowed in 2016 to oppose moving forward with a Supreme Court pick in a presidential election year, has already signaled that the Judiciary Committee he chairs will consider Trump’s nominee. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican in a tough reelection race, said Saturday that the Senate should not vote on a Supreme Court nominee prior to the presidential election given its “proximity.” “In fairness to the American people, who will either be re-electing the President or selecting a new one, the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd,” Collins said in a statement.

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Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges nominated by President Biden. President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency this month, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s far-reaching first term, …

“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges

Salon  

Legal advocacy groups on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of preemptively surrendering to Republicans with the deal he cut late Thursday night, which would forfeit four Democratic circuit court nominees in order to prioritize 13 district court nominees, further ceding appellate court appointments to Republicans. News of the deal was met with immediate criticism from groups like the American …

From champagne to speeches, would-be Trump Supreme Court justices draw conservative buzz
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From champagne to speeches, would-be Trump Supreme Court justices draw conservative buzz

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s return to power is creating a reality television-like competition for attention among a group of black-robed candidates – some of whom may hope to one day wind up on the Supreme Court. US Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham drew attention recently for condemning “political” prosecutions days after Trump’s reelection. Oldham, who Trump named to the 5th US …

Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades
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2 months ago

Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, combined with the Republican takeover of the Senate, may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for another two decades. But conservative analysts think it is quite likely Alito or Thomas or both will retire during Trump’s second term. Retirements by Alito or Thomas would allow Trump to appoint one or two far younger conservatives, …

Conservative Supermajority on the Supreme Court Could Be Threatened by Trump's Return
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Conservative Supermajority on the Supreme Court Could Be Threatened by Trump's Return

The Hindu  

A potential Trump win in the upcoming U.S. presidential election could see the conservatives retain control of the Supreme Court for the coming decades. The conservative supermajority on the court is due to Trump's first stint, and the two oldest justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, could potentially step down due to age considerations. This could lead to a generation …

'Fighting words': Amy Coney Barrett signals court rift with swipe at Clarence Thomas
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Fighting words': Amy Coney Barrett signals court rift with swipe at Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

The last of former President Donald Trump's three Supreme Court appointees appears to be on a collision course with far-right Justice Clarence Thomas — and it could have implications for some upcoming hot-button cases. According to Politico, the conservative Barrett, whose history of involvement with religious extremists was a huge point of controversy when she was nominated for the court …

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
10 months ago

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse

LA Times  

A reelected Biden likely wouldn’t be able to alter the ideological imbalance on the Supreme Court, but he could prevent it from getting worse. Foot-dragging — by the Supreme Court, where three Trump appointees sit, and at the Florida district court where a Trump-appointed judge presides — has all but assured that voters won’t get criminal verdicts before election day …

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot
11 months ago

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot

NPR  

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Thursday of the effort to disqualify Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from a state primary ballot because he allegedly engaged in an insurrection to try to cling …

Supreme Court appears wary of blocking Trump from Colorado ballot
11 months ago

Supreme Court appears wary of blocking Trump from Colorado ballot

LA Times  

The Supreme Court justices gave a favorable hearing to former President Trump on Thursday, suggesting they will clear the way for him to seek election this year despite the mob attack on the Capitol that followed his loss in 2020. By a 4-3 vote, the state judges said Trump had violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which says no …

Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground
11 months ago

Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground

Hindustan Times  

On Thursday, the justices will hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is not eligible to run again for president because he violated a provision in the 14th Amendment preventing those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. But it’s always tricky to try to predict a Supreme Court ruling, and the case against …

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground
11 months ago

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground

Associated Press  

Read the latest: Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack WASHINGTON — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Thursday, the justices will hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that …

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know
11 months ago

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know

LA Times  

Supporters of then-President Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021, before the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The justices are hearing arguments Thursday in Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is not eligible to run for president because he violated a provision in the 14th Amendment that prevents those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. The …

Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore
11 months ago

Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump’s drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign. The case is the court’s most direct involvement in a presidential election since Bush v. Gore, a decision …

The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Trump can keep running for president. Here’s why
1 year ago

The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Trump can keep running for president. Here’s why

Associated Press  

Get insider access to the campaign trail, Washington and more with Ground Game, featuring exclusive reporting on politics and the 2024 race from the AP’s Meg Kinnard. Trump on Wednesday appealed a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that he’s ineligible for the presidency because he violated a rarely used constitutional prohibition on those who hold office having “engaged in …

Trump is now 'MORE likely to beat Biden' after Colorado ruling: Top pollster says controversial state Supreme Court decision will lead to a huge surge
1 year ago

Trump is now 'MORE likely to beat Biden' after Colorado ruling: Top pollster says controversial state Supreme Court decision will lead to a huge surge

Daily Mail  

A bombshell ruling by Colorado to remove Donald Trump from the state's primary election ballot will be 'rocket fuel' for his chances of winning the White House in a 2024 rematch against Joe Biden, pollsters and pundits predict. The former president's son Eric Trump also claimed the Colorado Supreme Court's decision will increase his father's frontrunner status in the Republican …

Jim Jordan and James Comer have a new judicial plan: Protect GOP megadonors at all costs
1 year ago

Jim Jordan and James Comer have a new judicial plan: Protect GOP megadonors at all costs

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress aren’t just doing all they can to impeach the Biden name – and possibly President Joe Biden himself – they’re also going to extraordinary lengths to protect two billionaire GOP megadonors who helped the party remake the Supreme Court in recent years. For one, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan and Oversight Committee Chair James …

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks
1 year, 5 months ago

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

Associated Press  

Biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday released a list of 16 people he’d nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court or federal appellate courts if he becomes president, making him the first in the party’s field to itemize his possible top judicial appointments. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah as possible nominees for the …

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda
1 year, 6 months ago

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say. When the court’s conservative majority effectively killed his plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of people, Biden said, “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given.” When the …

The Next Republican President’s Supreme Court Picks Will Be Far Worse Than Trump’s
1 year, 6 months ago

The Next Republican President’s Supreme Court Picks Will Be Far Worse Than Trump’s

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Ron DeSantis has taken aim at Donald Trump’s most cherished achievement among establishment conservatives: his transformation of the Supreme Court through the appointment of three staunchly right-wing justices. I think they are the gold standard, and so my justices will be along the …

Trump’s lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden rarely mentions his predecessor by name. “It was three justices named by one president — Donald Trump — who were the core of today’s decision to upend the scales of justice and eliminate a fundamental right for women in this country,” Biden said Friday after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority voted to overturn Roe v. …

The US Senate’s path to a Supreme Court hostile to Roe v Wade
2 years, 7 months ago

The US Senate’s path to a Supreme Court hostile to Roe v Wade

Al Jazeera  

How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans gamed the system to give Trump three Supreme Court picks. The US Constitution empowers the US president to nominate a person to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, and that the Senate provides “Advice and Consent” to confirm the nominee. “The next justice could fundamentally alter the direction of the Supreme Court and have a …

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
2 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own. Voting for the “historic nomination,” Murkowski said it was not only worth the political risk, but a rejection of a Senate process that “is …

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
2 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own. Voting for the “historic nomination,” Murkowski said it was not only worth the political risk, but a rejection of a Senate process that “is …

Graham says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Jackson for Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Graham says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Jackson for Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, expressing concerns about her record despite supporting her confirmation as an appeals court judge last year. Collins announced Wednesday that she’ll vote for Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination, as well, giving Democrats at least one GOP vote. “After a thorough review of Judge …

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It seems as though you’re a very kind person, and that there’s …

All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Engaging in lawyerly small talk, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was telling Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this past week how he met his wife while clerking at the high court. “I think it is not only good for the Supreme Court, it’s good for the Senate.” Democrats and the White House are hoping that Jackson’s enviable resume, …

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds
2 years, 10 months ago

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. But he said earlier this month that if the nominee wasn’t Childs, whom he considers more moderate than Jackson, his vote would be more “problematic.” Graham said he was also pushing Childs because she had …

Dems see high court pick as chance to revive 2022 prospects
2 years, 11 months ago

Dems see high court pick as chance to revive 2022 prospects

Associated Press  

Democrats stung by a series of election year failures to deliver legislative wins for their most loyal voters hope they will be buoyed by the prospect of President Joe Biden naming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. “The Democrats know they will lose the Senate majority in 2022,” said Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick
2 years, 11 months ago

At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court, according to aides and allies. Other possible candidates for the high court could come from among that group, Biden aides …

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is retiring, giving President Biden a chance to fulfill a pledge to appoint the first Black woman to the court. Better late than never came the news on Wednesday that Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire after the Supreme Court’s term ends in June, and before the midterm election that could restore Mitch McConnell …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks

LA Times  

President Biden, meeting with CEOs about the economy Wednesday, deferred questions on Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement to the justice, noting he hadn’t officially announced his plans. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement provides President Biden and Democrats a golden opportunity to move past recent setbacks and reenergize Black and progressive voters ahead of the midterm. Appointing the nation’s …

Expert has a brilliant strategy for Democrats to protect their agenda from the Supreme Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Expert has a brilliant strategy for Democrats to protect their agenda from the Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Although Democrats now control the White House and both houses of Congress, there is one branch of the federal government where their ideas presently have very little influence: the U.S. Supreme Court. Instead of thinking about court packing, Poddar suggests, Democrats should consider "another way to stop the Court from totally derailing progressive economic reform that Democrats can use right …

Trump transformed the Supreme Court that mostly helped advance his agenda
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump transformed the Supreme Court that mostly helped advance his agenda

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump will exit the White House on Wednesday but leave behind three of the nine Supreme Court justices and a majority that was willing to partner with him for much of his agenda. Trump responded to the Roberts’ opinion in the dispute over the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by saying, “Do you …

Joe Biden’s Democrats Are On The Verge Of A Trifecta. What’s Next?
4 years ago

Joe Biden’s Democrats Are On The Verge Of A Trifecta. What’s Next?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Joe Biden’s Democratic Party is on the verge of seizing complete control of the federal government by the skin of its teeth, empowering the party to make progress on key issues but likely hindering its grandest ambitions. Unified control of Congress means Democrats will have at least three chances to pass significant pieces of legislation, provided …

Donald Trump's conservative judicial appointments will leave decades-long imprint, say experts
4 years ago

Donald Trump's conservative judicial appointments will leave decades-long imprint, say experts

Firstpost  

Undeterred by Democratic criticism, the Senate was still confirming judges more than a month after Trump lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden Washington: On this, even President Donald Trump’’s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. In one early look at Trump’s …

Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint
4 years ago

Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. In one early look at Trump’s appointees to federal trial courts, political science professors Kenneth Manning, Robert Carp and Lisa Holmes compared their decisions with more than 117,000 …

Trump says it will be ‘hard to get’ his election claims to Supreme Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump says it will be ‘hard to get’ his election claims to Supreme Court

LA Times  

President Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Sunday after stepping off Marine One. “It’s hard to get into the Supreme Court,” he said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” his first extended question-and-answer session since the balloting. For the record: A previous version of this story said Sen. Blunt spoke …

Will This Election Be A Replay Of Bush v. Gore At The Supreme Court? Not Likely
4 years, 2 months ago

Will This Election Be A Replay Of Bush v. Gore At The Supreme Court? Not Likely

NPR  

Will This Election Be A Replay Of Bush v. Gore At The Supreme Court? Not Likely Enlarge this image toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP Robert F. Bukaty/AP With President Trump railing about "fraud" and pointing to the Supreme Court — with three of his appointees — as the final arbiter, the question many are asking is this: What are the …

US Supreme Court May Not Have Final Say in Presidential Election, Despite Trump Threat
4 years, 2 months ago

US Supreme Court May Not Have Final Say in Presidential Election, Despite Trump Threat

News 18  

While President Donald Trump has promised to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, the nation’s top judicial body may not be the final arbiter in this election, legal experts said. Ned Foley, an election law expert at Ohio State University, said on Twitter that the Supreme Court …

Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign are signaling they will pursue an aggressive legal strategy to try to prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election. Over the weekend, he continued to rail against absentee ballots, frustrated by a Supreme Court ruling that didn’t deliver a clear GOP win, …

Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

India TV News  

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Barrett told those gathered that she learned through the “rigorous confirmation” that “it is the job of a judge …

US Senate moves closer to confirming Trump’s Supreme Court pick
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate moves closer to confirming Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is expected to be confirmed on Monday, after Senate voted to limit debate on the matter. The United States Senate has advanced President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in a near party-line vote, all but assuring her confirmation, which is expected on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, has defended his …

Republicans Race to Cement Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Despite Democrats' Blockade
4 years, 2 months ago

Republicans Race to Cement Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Despite Democrats' Blockade

News 18  

The Senate is poised for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before Election Day despite Democratic efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, dismissed the stall tactics as “frivolous.” At the start of Trump’s presidency, McConnell engineered a Senate rules change …

Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'
4 years, 2 months ago

Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'

Huff Post  

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Kathryn Kimball Mizelle's nomination for a lifetime federal judgeship, despite her "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association. CSPAN The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the lifetime federal judgeship nomination of Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who earned an embarrassing “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association. She got …

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott

Live Mint  

The Republican-led US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime US Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott of the meeting, clearing the way for a full Senate debate and vote on confirmation. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge whose confirmation would expand the top US judicial body's conservative majority …

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings were political theatre
4 years, 2 months ago

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings were political theatre

Al Jazeera  

Earlier this week, the American public watched carefully the congressional hearings of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett. First, the Supreme Court is set to adjudicate a case on the Affordable Care Act – President Barack Obama’s major domestic policy achievement that reformed the healthcare system and expanded health insurance coverage – and both Trump …

With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing
4 years, 2 months ago

With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It was the hug that may define — or doom — a long Senate career. “It’s time for Sen. Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee,” said Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice, which opposes conservative nominees to the courts. “If she won’t, her colleagues need to intervene.” Eli Zupnick, …

With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing
4 years, 2 months ago

With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This has been one of the best set of hearings that I’ve participated in,” …

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