Trump’s most influential legacy (opinion)
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s most influential legacy (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. CNN — Senate Republicans are moving rapidly to bring Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to a successful conclusion. Julian Zelizer CNN Some Democrats – and Republicans – make the mistake of focusing on President Donald Trump primarily as a disrupter, a commander in chief whose main claim to fame has been breaking with convention, destroying norms and institutions and causing endless chaos. Join us on Twitter and Facebook With Barrett on the Supreme Court, whatever happens in November, the conservative court will be a major legacy of the Trump presidency. Writing long before the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, my Princeton colleague Paul Starr observed that “Not since Richard Nixon has a president named four new Supreme Court justices, and not since Franklin D. Roosevelt has one had the opportunity to alter the Court’s ideological balance so decisively.” The anger, bitterness and divisiveness that President Trump has produced consume our attention – and well they should.

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Supreme Court makeup in question as both parties consider pushing older justices to retire
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court makeup in question as both parties consider pushing older justices to retire

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. Read our privacy policy With President Joe Biden on the way out and President-elect …

Expert reveals why this Trump-appointed justice could be liberals’ 'last best hope'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Expert reveals why this Trump-appointed justice could be liberals’ 'last best hope'

Raw Story  

With President-elect Donald Trump preparing to enter the White House for four more years, it's likely he'll get to make additional appointments to the Supreme Court. In a recent article for CNN, Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic explained that Justice Amy Coney Barrett — whom Trump appointed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after she died in 2020 …

Unlikely Supreme Court justice could be liberal's best hope as Trump takes power: analysis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unlikely Supreme Court justice could be liberal's best hope as Trump takes power: analysis

Raw Story  

Watchers of the Supreme Court have a grim outlook on the right flank's ability to decide cases fairly and independently with a new Donald Trump administration coming in — particularly given that many suspect it played its own role in helping Trump win. In particular, Biskupic wrote, "Her views of executive power, as in Donald Trump’s immunity case last July, …

Amy Coney Barrett: Meet the last best hope for Supreme Court liberals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amy Coney Barrett: Meet the last best hope for Supreme Court liberals

CNN  

CNN — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands apart. When an Idaho state lawyer defending the ban hedged on whether grave complications could be addressed in emergency room situations, Barrett said, “Counsel, I’m kind of shocked actually because I thought your own expert had said that these kinds of cases were covered.” Barrett’s scrutiny of how the Idaho ban …

Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades
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1 month, 2 weeks 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, …

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump

NPR  

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The upcoming election, less than a week away, could reshape the U.S. Supreme Court — or not, depending on retirements, deaths, or other unforeseen events. 'The Merrick Garland treatment' In recent years, Republicans have wielded their power in unprecedented ways to prevent …

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

'Deeply anti-American': Trump calls for jailing Supreme Court critics
2 months, 4 weeks ago

'Deeply anti-American': Trump calls for jailing Supreme Court critics

Raw Story  

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is under fire this week for suggesting that critics of federal judges, including justices on the nation's top court, should be thrown in jail. During a Monday night campaign rally in Pennsylvania, the former president continued his trend of bragging about appointing three of the U.S. Supreme Court justices who ended nationwide abortion rights …

How Trump and Senate Republicans are circling the wagons to save Clarence Thomas
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump and Senate Republicans are circling the wagons to save Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The cycle continues: Clarence Thomas has former President Donald Trump’s back, Trump has Senate Republicans in his back pocket and Senate Republicans, in turn, have Thomas’ back. “The Supreme Court has developed its own code of ethics, and I have not reviewed that,” Sen. Susan Collins told Raw Story. “I’m all for getting the Article III branch to …

Amy Coney Barrett seen again to break ranks with Supreme Court conservatives: experts
6 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett seen again to break ranks with Supreme Court conservatives: experts

Raw Story  

After the last few Supreme Court decisions, legal analysts wonder if one of the conservative justices is beginning to turn more moderate on some issues. In a case involving whether those with a history of domestic violence can keep guns, Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the liberal justices on the High Court. Speaking to MSNBC on Thursday, Politico legal …

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

Trump Announces New Abortion Position of Not Wanting to Really Take a Position on Abortion
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Announces New Abortion Position of Not Wanting to Really Take a Position on Abortion

Slate  

As president, Donald Trump appointed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. With Trump once again the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the presidency, his campaign has faced questions about whether he would sign a bill banning abortion nationwide. The takeaways: • Trump says he is “proudly the person responsible for the ending of Roe v. Wade.” • His position …

News Analysis: Supreme Court has right and far-right wings. Their justices might not be those you’d guess
8 months, 3 weeks ago

News Analysis: Supreme Court has right and far-right wings. Their justices might not be those you’d guess

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. repeatedly suggested during an oral argument that government officials could use a 19th century law to ban the distribution of abortion pills through the mail. Politics Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas doctors’ challenge to abortion pills Supreme Court justices question whether a group of Texas doctors had legal standing to sue …

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court ‘to put a swift and decisive end’ to ballot removal efforts
11 months ago

Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court ‘to put a swift and decisive end’ to ballot removal efforts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Supreme Court “to put a swift and decisive end” to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. In a written filing, Trump’s lawyers called on the court to reverse a first-of-its-kind Colorado Supreme Court decision that said …

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl
1 year, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. “I can’t remember a term where the court was poised to say so much about the power of federal administrative agencies,” said Jeffrey Wall, who served as the deputy solicitor …

Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings
1 year, 5 months ago

Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in August and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state’s abortion ban being overturned and its maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of the Legislature and congressional districts. “It’s very concerning.” Some issues could take years to reach the court, said liberal …

Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan
1 year, 5 months ago

Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan

Associated Press  

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed to the mixed U.S. Supreme Court decisions this term as he sought Thursday to dispel notions that it is partisan, even after conservatives brought about the end of affirmative action in college admissions and struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief program. Although Kavanaugh sided with the conservative majorities in the …

Column: Here’s what’s so frightening about the Supreme Court’s latest power trip
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: Here’s what’s so frightening about the Supreme Court’s latest power trip

LA Times  

Talk to the hand: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has had little patience for concerns about his colleagues’ ethics. The public’s opinion of the justices remains at an all-time low, with less than a third of American voters having positive views of the Supreme Court, according to a recent NBC News poll. Next Thursday, the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee …

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
1 year, 5 months ago

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades. Affirmative action was arguably the biggest constitutional decision of the year, and it showcased fiercely opposing opinions from the court’s two Black justices, Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The mixed bag of decisions almost seemed …

Trump says US government has ‘vital role’ opposing abortion, won’t say if he backs national ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump says US government has ‘vital role’ opposing abortion, won’t say if he backs national ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said the federal government should play a “vital role” opposing abortion but again failed to provide specifics on what national restrictions he would support if elected to the White House again. He said he believes “the greatest progress is now being made in the states, where everyone wanted to be.” “One of the reasons …

A year after the Dobbs decision, Trump reminds conservative voters of his role in it
1 year, 5 months ago

A year after the Dobbs decision, Trump reminds conservative voters of his role in it

NPR  

A year after the Dobbs decision, Trump reminds conservative voters of his role in it Former president Donald Trump addressed conservative voters at a Faith & Freedom Coalition gathering on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: On the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that enabled abortion bans around the country, …

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 …

Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett
1 year, 7 months ago

Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court told state lawmakers Monday that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Glover was among 34 people who …

Trump privately panics GOP is on the verge of 'losing big' thanks to abortion
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump privately panics GOP is on the verge of 'losing big' thanks to abortion

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has reportedly been having frank conversations with leading right-wing evangelicals in which he's warned them against taking a hardline stance on abortion rights. Rolling Stone reports that Trump told these leaders that the GOP risks "losing big" unless it emphasizes that it won't enforce abortion bans in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of …

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe
2 years, 5 months ago

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe

NPR  

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Last Friday morning, life in America changed dramatically when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned half a century of the federal right to an abortion. Sponsor Message "No one has been more dedicated to the enterprise of building a Supreme …

Trump’s lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe
2 years, 5 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. …

As Senate-confirmed justices end Roe, how will voters react?
2 years, 5 months ago

As Senate-confirmed justices end Roe, how will voters react?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate. It was the Senate Republican partnership with President Donald Trump to confirm conservative judges, and transform the federal judiciary, that paved the way for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell set the strategy in motion, engineering the …

'I Delivered...': Trump Takes Credit For US Court Abortion Ruling, Calls It 'God's Decision'
2 years, 5 months ago

'I Delivered...': Trump Takes Credit For US Court Abortion Ruling, Calls It 'God's Decision'

News 18  

Former US president Donald Trump on Friday said “God made the decision” to end the national right to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of settled law. Asked if he felt he played a role in this outcome, having appointed three conservative justices to the court while in office, Trump said “God made the decision.” But a …

Who voted to overturn Roe v Wade and what is the political make up of the Supreme Court?
2 years, 6 months ago

Who voted to overturn Roe v Wade and what is the political make up of the Supreme Court?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As The Independent’s own John Bowden explained earlier this …

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 …

Explained | Why are reproductive rights under threat in the U.S.?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Why are reproductive rights under threat in the U.S.?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court of the United States has privately voted to strike down the constitutional right to abortion as determined by the landmark Roe vs Wade case in 1973, according to a leaked draft opinion from February 2022. Based on the Roe vs Wade case, the framework of regulations that applied towards the right to abortion …

Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes
2 years, 7 months ago

Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court heard arguments in a major abortion case from Mississippi in December, it was clear to observers that there was substantial support among the court’s conservative majority for overruling two landmark decisions that established and reaffirmed a woman’s right to an abortion. A sampling of their comments: CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS Roberts voted to uphold …

Opinion: Conservatives held our noses and voted for Trump. Reversing Roe would be our reward
2 years, 7 months ago

Opinion: Conservatives held our noses and voted for Trump. Reversing Roe would be our reward

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alice Stewart is a CNN Political Commentator and board member at the John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics at Harvard University. During his tenure, Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices – choices that had been vetted by the conservative Federalist Society – shifting the makeup of the court decisively to the right. The draft majority opinion written by …

Donald Trump’s legacy will be overturning US abortion law, but Republicans may live to regret it
2 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump’s legacy will be overturning US abortion law, but Republicans may live to regret it

The Telegraph  

When US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September 2020, people took to the streets in huge numbers. They understood the significance of the moment as one that would likely set in motion the dismantling by the Supreme Court of one of the most significant pieces of legislation passed in the US in the last half-century. Roe v. …

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds
2 years, 9 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 …

Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined
2 years, 10 months ago

Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the nearly 30 years that Justice Stephen Breyer has spent on the Supreme Court, it has been conservative, then more conservative and now much more conservative. It was a year after the departure of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the court’s first female justice and a moderate who was replaced by the more conservative Justice Samuel Alito. In …

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement
2 years, 10 months ago

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to the US high court now dominated by conservatives. United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced he will retire, giving President Joe Biden an opportunity to nominate a new jurist to the country’s highest court. The US Supreme Court currently has a 6-3 conservative majority that has taken …

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot
2 years, 10 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 …

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks
2 years, 10 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 …

The Republicans had a plan for their judges — and it went way beyond Roe v. Wade
3 years ago

The Republicans had a plan for their judges — and it went way beyond Roe v. Wade

Salon  

The entire edifice of Donald Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election — that it was stolen from him through illegal votes cast by Democrats — now seems to rest on the unprepossessing business-suit-clad shoulders of one man: Jeffrey Clark, a former official in the Trump Department of Justice. RELATED: Trump DOJ lawyer Jeffrey Clark held in contempt after Jan. …

Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes
3 years ago

Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday over whether Mississippi can ban abortions after 15 weeks, the justices will be focused on an issue that has dominated the term. A sampling of their comments: CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS Roberts voted to uphold restrictions in two major abortion cases, in the majority in 2007 to uphold a ban on …

McConnell’s Supreme Court (Opinion)
3 years, 2 months ago

McConnell’s Supreme Court (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Toobin is chief legal analyst for CNN and the author of “The Nine” and “The Oath.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. CNN — Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed to the Supreme Court a year ago, gave a speech a few weeks ago in which she said the justices were not “partisan hacks.” …

Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public
3 years, 2 months ago

Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public

CNN  

CNN — Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in recent weeks, showing irritation with public expectations, the news media and one another. Alito told a Notre Dame Law School audience that the court has been wrongly cast as “a dangerous cabal … deciding important issues in a novel, secretive, improper way, in the middle …

House votes to protect abortion rights amid state challenges
3 years, 3 months ago

House votes to protect abortion rights amid state challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Friday that would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion, an effort by Democrats to circumvent a new Texas law that has placed that access under threat. Despite the long odds in his chamber, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement after the vote that “Congress must assert its role to …

Barrett concerned about public perception of Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Barrett concerned about public perception of Supreme Court

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed concerns Sunday that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution. Justices must be “hyper vigilant to make sure they’re not letting personal biases creep into their decisions, since judges are people, too,” Barrett said at a lecture hosted by the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center. And …

Supreme Court and Joe Manchin tighten Biden’s political straitjacket
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court and Joe Manchin tighten Biden’s political straitjacket

CNN  

CNN — Both the premise and promise of Joe Biden’s presidency and a possibly brief Democratic grip on Washington are suddenly on the line, as the legacy of past electoral disappointments and harsh realities of power suddenly converge. A stroke-of-midnight eclipse of Constitutional abortion rights in Texas that shocked liberals, a new threat from moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin to …

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