Members of Congress are taking the Supreme Court to task for avoiding the issue of cameras in the courtroom.Chief Justice John Roberts released his year-end report this week, unveiling a new online filing system that could go live by 2016. But...
Lawmakers to SCOTUS: Get with the times
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Two in three Americans say Supreme Court is split politically, poll finds
The majority of Americans think the Supreme Court is split politically, according to a new C-SPAN poll released Tuesday.The online poll, conducted by Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) for C-SPAN from July 1 to July 6, found that two in three Americans...
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Juan Williams: The GOP's judicial logjam
As the hot Washington summer approaches August, the Senate’s Republican majority is already on vacation from the work of confirming judges. At the current torpid pace, they will put the lowest number of judges on the federal bench in any year since...
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Supreme Court to hear arguments in youth sentencing case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could create an opportunity for prisoners to challenge their sentences.The case, Montgomery v. Louisiana, centers on Henry Montgomery, who was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he...
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High court to hear arguments in case challenging FERC electricity rule
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases today that accuse a federal agency of regulatory overreach.The combined cases, for which the justices have reserved an hour for arguments, question whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (...
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Clinton: Justice Obama 'a great idea'
While on the campaign trail in Iowa on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton said it would be “a great idea” to nominate President Obama to the Supreme Court one day.Clinton was holding a rally in Decorah with less than a week left before the first-in-the-nation...
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Ryan joins calls to block Obama SCOTUS pick
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday that he supports the Republican push to block a Supreme Court nomination from President Obama to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia."The Supreme Court is not an extension of the White House. The president...
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Martin Sheen pressures vulnerable Republican on SCOTUS nominee
Martin Sheen is weighing into the looming Supreme Court confirmation fight, telling voters to push Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to give President Obama's nominee "fair consideration." "Republicans are playing politics with our Constitution and...
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Group calls for diverse Supreme Court nominee
Advocates are pressing President Obama to choose a Supreme Court nominee who reflects the nation’s diversity.In a letter to Obama this week, the Experts of Color Network said it wants the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s successor to be someone with an...
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Maine governor: Obama should nominate SCOTUS replacement
Gov. Paul LePage of Maine broke from his Republican colleagues Thursday, saying President Obama has a constitutional duty to nominate a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia."I'm a big constitutionalist," LePage told the Maine...
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Flake: Keep Scalia's seat vacant until next year
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, is backing a strategy to keep Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's seat vacant until next year."One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president’s...
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Christie: Supreme Court nominee should get hearing
Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) is calling for Senate Republicans to hold hearings on President Obama's forthcoming nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia."As I've always said, I believe that's absolutely the right thing to do...
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GOP suggests SCOTUS fight stalling opioid bill
Republicans are accusing Democrats of delaying a bipartisan opioid abuse bill because of the battle over the Supreme Court. "To hold hostage the [Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery] bill and shift the discussion to a genuine disagreement that...
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Emotional Garland touts 'fidelity' to Constitution
Judge Merrick Garland on Wednesday accepted President Obama's nomination for the Supreme Court in an emotional address in the White House Rose Garden. "This is the greatest honor of my life," said Garland, flanked by Obama and Vice President...
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Liberal Dems hold fire on Supreme Court pick
Liberal House Democrats are holding their fire on President Obama's choice of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court.Many liberals on and off Capitol Hill had pushed the president to pick a minority nominee –– specifically a black woman, which would...
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Juan Williams: GOP's Supreme Court block will backfire
As the GOP’s Senate majority hangs in the balance, here is the inspiring message from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) as he asks voters to keep Republicans in charge: Senate Republicans will stop President Obama from putting anyone on the...
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Thomas abortion dissent accepts discrimination
Early Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court made its first significant ruling on abortion since its 2007 decision on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, supporting clinics’ rights to litigate against state regulations that have no medical...
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Open letter to Senator McCain, Republicans: Approve Garland already
Sen. John McCain,As you are aware, history has been made this week, and not in a good way. July 19 marked 125 days since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland to fill the empty seat in the Supreme Court, which is the longest the...
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Trump will bring return to rule of law and economic growth
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia put the issue of Supreme Court appointments front and center of the 2016 presidential election. The unexpected vacancy also highlighted the fact that three of the remaining eight justices are near — or over — 80...
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FULL SPEECH: At March for Life, VP Pence pledges anti-abortion agenda
At the 44th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Friday, Vice President Pence became the highest-ranking government official to speak at the anti-abortion march and rally. Pence touted President Trump's commitment to promoting an anti-abortion...
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