WASHINGTON – The fighting in Congress over Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court started even before she was nominated. Democrats warned of the precedent set if Republicans rushed through a nominee in the middle of…
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett strives to…
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett fought back Tuesday against caricatures that she is a committed advocate for conservative causes chosen by President Donald Trump to do his bidding on issues ranging from abortion to…
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to end…
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily allowed the Trump administration to end its 2020 census count earlier than planned, a move that could result in undercounting racial and ethnic minorities and others in hard-to-reach communities.…
Supreme Court justices set stage to end marriage…
This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Five years after the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land with Obergefell…
Catholics For Biden Co-Chair Says Progressives Should Avoid…
Amy Coney Barrett is a conservative. She’s also a Roman Catholic. If, as expected, Senate Republicans confirm her as President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the seat of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it…
Amy Coney Barrett Dodges All Of Democrats Questions…
Republicans plowed ahead Tuesday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, with senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee getting their first crack at publicly questioning President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. They made it pretty…
Supreme Court, amid pandemic, temporarily lets women get…
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled on a temporary basis Thursday night that women seeking to end their pregnancies with medication do not need to visit a health care provider, given the COVID-19 pandemic. The action…
Trumps Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court…
This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. President Donald Trump announced in September that he would nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader…
Supreme Court Allows South Carolina To Require Witness…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ensured that a restrictive Republican-backed law in South Carolina that requires voters to have a witness sign mail-in ballots will be in place for the Nov. 3 election. The…