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Rhode Island Supreme Court's First Black Justice Is Sworn in
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has its first Black justice.
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GOP-led Senate Panel Advances Barrett Nomination Despite Dems' Boycott
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. Democrats on the committee boycotted the session in protest.
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Face Masks to Bobbleheads: All Things RBG Available in Gifts
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone but far from forgotten.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Roll Call Vote to Move Barrett Confirmation to Full Senate
The Senate will vote on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court on Oct. 22, 2020.
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Final Day of Questioning Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces a final day of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans set the stage for a final confirmation vote in two weeks.
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Barrett Declines to Answer Sen. Booker's Questions on Child Separation
Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett chose not to answer questions posed to her by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., during Wednesday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Barrett Agrees ‘No One is Above the Law', Offers No View on if a President Can Pardon Themself
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asked Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett for her view on if a president can pardon themself. Judge Barrett refused to offer an opinion on the matter, but did agree with Leahy’s assertion that “no one is above the law.”
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Judge Barrett Refuses to Say How She Should Would Interpret Potential Voter Intimidation Case
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was pressed by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about how she would rule on a potential voter intimidation case if it came before her while serving on the court. Judge Barrett refused to forecast how she would rule even though Sen. Klobuchar was able to provide the exact statute making voter intimidation illegal.
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Sen. Kamala Harris: ‘With This Nomination, Equal Justice Under Law Is at Stake'
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., spoke at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to confirm the Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, remembering the legacy of the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose seat the conservative nominee would fill.
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Sen. Booker on SCOTUS Proceedings: ‘There's Nothing About This That's Normal'
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., made the case for delaying the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court until after the elections, saying, “What is going on in America today, in the midst of a deadly pandemic, in an ongoing election, having a rushed Supreme Court nomination hearing is not normal and we cannot normalize it.”
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Feinstein Says Barrett Jeopardizes Obama Health Care Law
Ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., said “healthcare coverage for millions of Americans is at stake” in the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, because President Donald Trump has promised to appoint justices who will vote to undo the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.
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Alumni at Barrett's Undergrad School Sign Letter of Concern
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett graduated in 1994 with honors from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. But more than 1,500 alumni of the small liberal arts school have made it known they are not proud of their ties to the conservative lawyer and judge. Barrett graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in English. She was a…
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If Barrett Joins, Supreme Court Would Have Six Catholics
Roman Catholics account for a bit more than 20% of the U.S. population
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AP Explains: What's Next for Trump's Supreme Court Pick?
The Senate is ready to move quickly on a Supreme Court nominee.
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Ginsburg's Trainer Honors Justice With Set of Pushups at U.S. Capitol
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s personal trainer, Bryant Johnson, honored the late justice with a set of pushups at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
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John Roberts Pays Tribute To Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Chief Justice John Roberts remembered his colleague Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as tough, brave and honest during a private ceremony in the court’s Great Hall.
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Trump Pledges Woman for Court, Pushes Senate to Move on Pick
President Donald Trump is urging the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. Her death just over six weeks before Election Day is likely to set off a heated battle over whether President Donald Trump should...
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Media Celebrates Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life, Legacy
Across television and streaming services, the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already front and center.
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Is 8 Enough? Supreme Court Vacancy Could Roil Possible Election Case
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has left the Supreme Court shorthanded during a polarizing presidential campaign.