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May 31 2023
Opinion
We Should Frame Reproductive Rights as a Men’s Issue
In 1972, Ruth Bader Ginsberg won a victory in Moritz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided that discrimination on the basis of sex constitutes a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.
It would have been a great victory for women, except for one tiny issue: RBG’s client was a man: Charles Moritz, who
Daily BeastNov 03 2020
Humor
I Forced A Bot to Write an Amy Coney Barrett Story Based on Media Reporting and This Was the Result
Using advanced algorithmic technology purchased on the dark web, the Washington Free Beacon has created a bot capable of performing journalism at a professional level. This week, we forced the bot to review media reports on Amy Coney Barrett, the frontrunner to be President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, and asked it to write its own report based on that analysis. Here is the
Washington Free BeaconOct 03 2020
News
Supreme Court opens new term at the center of America’s bitter political divide
The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday at the forefront of the national political conversation, but with its future uncertain and the unwelcome prospect of deciding a divisive presidential election on the horizon.
With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the bench still draped in black crepe, the eight remaining justices will gather via teleconference to tackle a docket that, for
Washington PostOct 03 2020
News
U.S. Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings on track, McConnell says
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings will proceed as planned even though two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had contracted the coronavirus. Senators Thom Tillis and Mike Lee, who sit on the panel that will preside over the hearings, tested positive for COVID-19 in the past day. Both were at the
ReutersSep 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 CheckSep 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
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