GOP White House hopefuls get Supreme Court spotlight
The Supreme Court fight is lending a spotlight to a group of Republicans viewed as harboring White House ambitions, injecting the potential for GOP jockeying into the judicial nomination. The...
View ArticleJustice Thomas misses oral arguments due to illness
Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from Supreme Court oral arguments on Monday due to illness.Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas’s absence from a pair of in-person hearings prior to the start...
View ArticleThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Judge Jackson in the hotseat
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View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Day 2 of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Senate confirmation hearing
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday morning is slated to enter the second day of her Senate confirmation hearing to be the next Supreme Court Justice of the United States.The event is scheduled to begin...
View ArticleLIVE COVERAGE: Emotions, tempers run high on day three of Jackson hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding the second day of questioning for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday.Jackson endured a long day of questioning Tuesday, but appeared to...
View ArticleJudge Jackson's confirmation hearings offer vital civics lessons
Peeking behind the dark clouds of political posturing around Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings are five important lessons in basic civics. These are not lessons that...
View ArticleThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Biden heads to Europe amid chemical weapon...
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View ArticleSupreme Court turns away Wisconsin GOP challenge to congressional map
The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away an effort by Republican U.S. lawmakers from Wisconsin to challenge their state’s new congressional voting map, handing a win to Democrats ahead of the...
View ArticleJackson pushes back on GOP focus on child porn cases
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, pushed back at Wednesday's confirmation hearing against Republicans focusing on her rulings in child porn cases, which has been a...
View ArticleJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Without fear or favor
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to appoint a well-qualified Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, and he delivered big time as president with the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown...
View ArticleJustice Thomas discharged from hospital, faces mounting ethics scrutiny
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital earlier today, a court spokesperson said, a development that comes amid mounting ethical scrutiny of the conservative...
View ArticleThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Manchin's magic 'yes' vote
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View ArticleNo. 2 GOP senator to oppose Supreme Court nominee
Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican, said on Tuesday that he will oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination.Thune’s opposition, while expected, is the latest indication...
View ArticleKetanji Brown Jackson and the burden of firstness
During the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, “You, Judge Jackson, can be the first. It’s not easy being the first. You have to be...
View Article2 in 3 in new poll support Jackson's Supreme Court nomination
A majority of respondents support the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, a new poll from Marquette Law School showed.In the survey, released Wednesday, 66 percent of...
View ArticleMcConnell blasts 'clumsy bullying' amid Thomas scrutiny
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of Justice Clarence Thomas, blasting "clumsy bullying from the political branches" over Thomas's handling of...
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