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Jun 28 2021
Analysis
The Supreme Court’s Surprising Term
The Supreme Court term that began last fall has spanned several epochal upheavals at once: the second peak and wind-down of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Presidential election, and its dramatic aftermath, including the violent mob attempt to block the certification of the outcome. During the term, oral arguments were conducted entirely by telephone, a low-tech option that had the effect
The New YorkerSep 22 2020
Headline Roundup
Romney Backs Pre-Election Vote on SCOTUS Nominee
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) said Tuesday that he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court before the November election.
Romney's backing all but ensures that the Democrats will be unable to halt the process during the current election year, as Senate Republicans can now count on 50 votes.
The Blaze USA TODAY CNN (Online News)Oct 25 2023
Opinion
As House speaker, Mike Johnson is as dangerous as Jim Jordan
If you are feeling any sense of relief that Jim Jordan won’t be the next House speaker, stop and worry again.
The new speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), might be more dangerous than the firebrand Ohio Republican. For Jordan’s shirt sleeves demeanor and wrestler’s pugnacity, substitute a bespectacled, low-key presentation, a law degree and an unswerving commitment to conservative dogma
Ruth MarcusSep 23 2020
News
Trump Ties Supreme Court Vacancy to Possible Disputed Election
President Trump wouldn’t commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the November election and predicted the outcome would be decided by the Supreme Court, a reason he wants to quickly fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
“I think this will end up in the Supreme Court. And I think it’s very important that we have nine justices,” Mr. Trump said Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 23 2020
News
Hillary Clinton to host ‘resiliency’ training for Biden campaign
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign said Wednesday it will host a “training on resiliency” with failed 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Clinton, who lost to President Trump due to narrow Rust Belt defeats, will headline the public event Thursday at 7 pm.
“Women for Biden will host a national training on resiliency in the face of multiple national crises
New York Post (News)Jan 13 2021
Analysis
The Supreme Court Won’t Explain Why It Just Greenlit New Abortion Restrictions
On Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court released its first abortion decision since Senate Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor. The court’s unexplained, unsigned order allows the government to restrict access to the abortion pill. It also provides a strong signal that the new court is willing to indulge restrictions on abortion, even though it did not bother
SlateJan 24 2015
News
GOP may abolish Supreme Court filibusters
Top Senate Republicans are considering gutting the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees — a move that could yield big rewards for whichever party controls the White House and Senate after 2016. The move, still in its early stages, reflects growing GOP confidence in its electoral prospects next year. But it could also have a major immediate impact if a justice such as 81-year-old Ruth Bader
PoliticoDec 14 2020
News
Supreme Court Undoes Statute of Limitations for Rape in the Military
The Supreme Court unanimously restored the convictions of three male U.S. Air Force members for rape under military law after an appeals court threw out the verdicts because they took place after a supposed statute of limitations had expired under military law.
The 8–0 ruling on Dec. 10 was a victory for the Trump administration.
Eight justices, instead of the usual nine, heard
The Epoch TimesSep 23 2020
Fact Check
How Long Has Donald Trump Been Calling on Biden to Name His Supreme Court List?
In a speech in Philadelphia on Sunday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed that the Trump campaign only began demanding he release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday.
“They’re now saying, after Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, they said, ‘Biden should release his list [of potential Supreme Court nominees],’” said
The DispatchSep 21 2020
News
Trump Says He’ll Announce Supreme Court Nominee Friday Or Saturday
President Donald Trump said on Monday he is looking at four or five jurists to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court and he will announce his nominee on Friday or Saturday.
Trump pushed ahead with plans for his third U.S. Supreme Court nomination, which would cement a 6-3 conservative majority, as some Republicans wavered on whether to support the move weeks
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