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Barrett takes US Supreme Court oath, deepening conservative grip
4 years, 1 month ago

Barrett takes US Supreme Court oath, deepening conservative grip

Al Jazeera  

Senate Republicans overpower Democratic opposition to install Barrett on high court just eight days before election. Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by vote of 52 to 48 along party lines, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before the presidential election and what is likely to be a conservative court majority for …

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Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Just 24% want Roe v. Wade overturned
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Just 24% want Roe v. Wade overturned

Daily Mail  

One in four registered voters support the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade a new poll revealed Monday as Amy Coney Barrett prepares for the first day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the ABC News/Washington Post poll, 62 per cent of those surveyed said the highest court needs to uphold Roe v. Wade – the …

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Clear of virus, Trump returns to campaign trail: US election news
4 years, 2 months ago

Clear of virus, Trump returns to campaign trail: US election news

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump traveled to Florida for his first campaign rally since he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The four-day Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began on Monday. 14:30 ET – Barrett testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court nominee Barrett declared on Monday that Americans “deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets …

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The Latest: Trump says he won’t meet with Judge Lagoa
4 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: Trump says he won’t meet with Judge Lagoa

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Supreme Court and the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg : 7:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says he will not be meeting with Judge Barbara Lagoa, but says the Florida-born jurist is still on his short list to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. __ HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE …

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Republicans are likely to win the battle to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. There are three things Democrats could do next
4 years, 3 months ago

Republicans are likely to win the battle to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. There are three things Democrats could do next

ABC  

Democrats probably won't be able to stop Donald Trump and the Senate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was against the idea of packing the court. It means that when it comes to the Senate — which makes big, nation-altering decisions like confirming Supreme Court justices — minority, often rural states …

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Donald Trump demonstrates respect for neither Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nor the rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump demonstrates respect for neither Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nor the rules

Firstpost  

In the context of some epic cheating, jamming yet another of Donald Trump’s nominees onto the Supreme Court as the clock runs out is nothing I was prepared for Mitch McConnell’s hypocrisy, but his brazenness left me breathless. “The only way we’re going to lose this election is if the election is rigged,” Trump told supporters at a rally in …

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Joe Biden blasts Trump’s plan to push Supreme Court nominee ahead of election
4 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden blasts Trump’s plan to push Supreme Court nominee ahead of election

The Hindu  

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court as the November election approaches, calling his rival Donald Trump's plan an “exercise in raw political power.” Mr. Biden was speaking on Sunday, the day that a second Senate Republican voiced objections to Trump's plan to vote quickly on a replacement …

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Biden blasts Trump’s plan for Supreme Court vacancy
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden blasts Trump’s plan for Supreme Court vacancy

Al Jazeera  

After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump says he will name a nominee this week as Senators plan pre-election vote. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court as the November election approaches, calling his rival Donald Trump’s plan an “exercise in raw political power.” Biden was …

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Ginsburg’s death will drive voter turnout. Will it help Democrats or Republicans?
4 years, 3 months ago

Ginsburg’s death will drive voter turnout. Will it help Democrats or Republicans?

LA Times  

Kelli Midgley, center, an English teacher from Baltimore, joins people gathered at the Supreme Court to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “That led a lot of people to be complacent.” But after Republicans refused to vote or even hold hearings for President Obama’s nomination of the moderate Merrick Garland in early March 2016, Trump has made two Supreme …

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg does not need a seat on the Supreme Court to earn her place in the American history books,” Clinton said at the time of her appointment. “Hope springs eternal,” she …

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Connecticut officials join nation in mourning Ginsburg
4 years, 3 months ago

Connecticut officials join nation in mourning Ginsburg

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut officials are joining the nation in mourning the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, while some are calling on Senate Republicans to wait to vote on her successor until after January’s presidential inauguration. “The nation mourns the unimaginable loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a fierce and fiery champion for fairness and …

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Battle begins for Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement
4 years, 3 months ago

Battle begins for Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement

The Hindu  

Within hours of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Washington found itself preparing for an expected and fierce battle on Friday over the timing of a replacement justice for the court, weeks away from the presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a condolence message on Friday night praising Justice Ginsburg’s life but also saying, “President Trump’s …

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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Could Drastically Reshape the US Presidential Battle
4 years, 3 months ago

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Could Drastically Reshape the US Presidential Battle

News 18  

NEW YORK: A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nations most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, potentially reshaping the election at a moment when some Americans were beginning to cast ballots. Biden, who has already pledged to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, told reporters …

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Collins mum on Supreme Court nomination in wake of RBG death
4 years, 3 months ago

Collins mum on Supreme Court nomination in wake of RBG death

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Friday called the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “one of the most prominent legal luminaries of our time.” But she didn’t address whether the nomination of her successor should happen now, or after the election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to call for a vote on Trump’s …

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was not to be replaced until new president sworn in, report says
4 years, 3 months ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was not to be replaced until new president sworn in, report says

The Independent  

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What happens to US Supreme Court vacancy after death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
4 years, 3 months ago

What happens to US Supreme Court vacancy after death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

India Today  

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has thrust the Senate into uncharted political terrain, with no recent precedent for a vacancy on the high court so close to a presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement Friday night vowed that "President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States …

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US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87
4 years, 3 months ago

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87

Al Jazeera  

Ginsburg, a champion of women’s rights who served on the top US court for 27 years, died of metastatic pancreas cancer. United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women’s rights and the court’s leading liberal voice, has died at the age of 87. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader …

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Trump urges Supreme Court justice appointment ‘without delay’
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump urges Supreme Court justice appointment ‘without delay’

Al Jazeera  

After death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Senate Republicans have said they will not wait for election to vote on Trump pick. United States President Donald Trump has urged the Republican-controlled Senate to act “without delay” on vetting a Supreme Court justice nominee following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “We have this obligation, without delay!” The appointment is set …

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Ginsburg: ‘A tireless and resolute champion of justice’
4 years, 3 months ago

Ginsburg: ‘A tireless and resolute champion of justice’

Al Jazeera  

A champion of women’s rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the United States Supreme Court’s second female justice over 25 years ago, died Friday at her home in Washington, DC. “Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations …

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Obama pays tribute to Ginsburg and says her seat should not be filled until after next president sworn in
4 years, 3 months ago

Obama pays tribute to Ginsburg and says her seat should not be filled until after next president sworn in

CNN  

CNN Films’ “RBG” chronicles the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch tonight at 10 p.m. CNN — Former President Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling on Senate Republicans to follow the precedent set when they refused to consider his Supreme Court nominee in 2016 and not consider a replacement …

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2020 election: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death throws dramatic election into even more chaos
4 years, 3 months ago

2020 election: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death throws dramatic election into even more chaos

CNN  

CNN Films’ “RBG” chronicles the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Other Democrats were quick to criticize McConnell’s statement as the height of hypocrisy given that the Senate majority leader sat on Obama’s nomination of Garland during all of 2016, leading many Democratic voters to say their party was robbed of a seat on the Supreme Court as …

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Joe Biden mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg and says she shouldn’t be replaced until after the election
4 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg and says she shouldn’t be replaced until after the election

CNN  

CNN — Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday and demanded that voters dictate the next president before her replacement is chosen. “But there is no doubt, let me be clear, that the voters should pick the president, and the president should pick the justice for …

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