AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Sep 26 2020
News
Trump taps Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court, setting up confirmation sprint
President Trump on Saturday officially nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court, revealing his choice at a Rose Garden ceremony and kicking off a sprint to get the conservative judge confirmed before Election Day.
It was widely reported on Friday night that Barrett was Trump's choice for the vacancy, taking some of the
The HillSep 21 2020
Analysis
Would institutionalist Biden cave to court-packing calls?
Democrats are threatening to expand the Supreme Court if President Trump’s nominee is confirmed, but whether the threats have any legs comes down to the position of Washington institutionalist Joe Biden.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s intention to proceed with filling the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, despite early voting for the Nov. 3 election being underway, has
Washington ExaminerSep 21 2020
Opinion
The Glorious RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg used to instruct her clerks to get it right and keep it tight, so I’ll try to do the same. Only someone so stubborn and single-minded, someone so in love with the work, could have accomplished what she did — as a woman, survived discrimination and loss; as a lawyer, compelled the Constitution to recognize that women were people; as a justice, inspired millions of people in
New York MagazineSep 21 2020
Fact Check
Joe Biden Pretends He Never Promised a SCOTUS List
CLAIM: Joe Biden suggested Sunday that he never promised to release his list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. In June, Biden promised a list, though he gave no specific date for releasing it.
Former Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech Sunday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attacking Republicans for suggesting they would confirm a new Supreme Court
Breitbart NewsOct 05 2020
News
2 justices slam court’s 2015 decision in gay marriage case
The Supreme Court, already poised to take a significant turn to the right, opened its new term Monday with a jolt from two conservative justices who raised new criticism of the court’s embrace of same-sex marriage.
The justices returned from their summer break on a somber note, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hearing arguments by phone because of the coronavirus
Associated Press Fact CheckJul 18 2023
News
Lindsay Lohan welcomes baby boy, reveals name meaning
Lindsay Lohan might fall into “The Parent Trap” herself one day: The former child star has given birth to a baby boy, her and husband Bader Shammas’ first child. “Lindsay Lohan and her financier husband, Bader Shammas, welcomed a beautiful, healthy son named Luai. The family is over the moon in love,” a rep for the “Mean Girls” star told People. Luai is an Arabic name meaning “shield or
New York Daily NewsSep 23 2020
News
The election impact of the Supreme Court battle
The focus of the presidential race, which for months had largely been defined by the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing protests in U.S. cities, suddenly veered into new territory following the death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday.
During the past few days, all eyes have shifted to the impending political fight in the Senate over the confirmation of
Yahoo! The 360Aug 03 2020
News
Senate GOP divided over whether they'd fill Supreme Court vacancy
Senate Republicans are conflicted about what to do if a Supreme Court seat becomes vacant during the remainder of President Trump's first term, a possibility that has come more into focus in recent weeks in light of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health problems.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has made clear that he intends to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, despite
The HillSep 24 2021
Opinion
The ACLU’s RBG Tweet Shows Once Again That It Has Abandoned Free Speech
This tweet is doing the rounds:
@ACLU: With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, we lost a champion for abortion and gender equality. And on the anniversary of her death, the fight to protect abortion access is more urgent than ever.
Of course, Ginsberg didn’t say this. Instead, she said: The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being
National Review (News)Mar 04 2021
News
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers first opinion in case involving records disclosure
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an environmental group that sued the government for internal studies detailing potential harm to endangered aquatic species in the first major opinion by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
The Sierra Club sued the Obama administration in 2015, arguing the Freedom of Information Act required the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceto disclose studies
USA TODAY