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In Seattle, labor leaders and Democrats were distressed-and defiant-over the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision suffocating public sector unions. The ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME allows public employees to opt out of paying for collective bargaining, which could shrink union membership and political clout.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will retire at the end of July, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. less President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will retire at the end of July, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo ... more WASHINGTON - The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will set off a fractious nomination process, as President Donald Trump seeks to cement his legacy with another conservative jurist.
Justice Anthony Kennedy's announcement Wednesday that he is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court effective July 31 has opened the floodgates of speculation on who President Donald Trump will choose as his replacement. Here is a look at the seven judges who are considered front-runners.
Jonathan Chait : "Democrats have won the national vote in six of the last seven presidential elections, which, with the retirement of Anthony Kennedy, will have resulted in the appointment of eight of its nine justices. And yet four of those justices will have been appointed by presidents who took office despite having fewer votes than their opponent.
Meeting in the maelstrom of breaking news, President Donald Trump took a moment Wednesday to explain the significance of a Supreme Court vacancy to visiting Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Trump greeted Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office and then turned to the cameras to offer his reaction to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement.
President Trump hasn't yet named a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy, but conservatives are ready for a fight that could energize voters. Conservatives say the looming Supreme Court battle boosts their midterm prospects President Trump hasn't yet named a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy, but conservatives are ready for a fight that could energize voters.
New York: In the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, many progressive Americans dared to believe that maybe, just maybe, his election victory would not prove as consequential as they first feared. Yes, a man they thought dangerous and demagogic was in the White House but the other branches of government - Congress and the courts - were providing an effective brake on executive power.
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement, giving US President Donald Trump a golden chance to cement conservative control of the nation's highest court. Kennedy, 81, said in a statement he was stepping down after more than 30 years.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. less President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in ... more FILe - In this Feb. 18, 1988, file photo Anthony Kennedy, left, takes the constitutional oath as a Supreme Court Associate Justice from Chief Justice William Rehnquist at a White House ceremony in Washington.
In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court.
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, giving President Trump an opportunity to solidify his influence on the high court. Kennedy, 81, has held the most important seat on the court for more than a decade: He is the swing vote on issues ranging from abortion to gay rights.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy joins other justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a moderate on the U.S. Supreme Court, announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump a coveted opportunity to replace him with a more conservative judge and alter the makeup of the nation's highest court.
With the Supreme Court wrapping up its 2017 term this week, the possibility that one of the nine justices might announce their retirement has come up again. The voluntary relinquishment of a lifetime appointment to the nation's most powerful court is inherently a very big deal.
The president previously released a list of candidates back in November, preceding Kennedy's retirement announcement on Wednesday. After the announcement, Trump that Kennedy's replacement would come from the list, and that the process would "begin immediately."
In a case that could likely mean consumers paying more nationwide, the Supreme Court on Thursday opened the door for states to collect sales taxes on purchases from online retailers even if that company doesn't have a physical presence in that state. The court overturned a longstanding rule that states can collect sales taxes only on transactions if the retailer has a "bricks-and-mortar" presence in that state.
United States [SCOTUSblog materials] that police must generally obtain a warrant in order to obtain cell phone location data. This case arose from petitioner Timothy Carpenter's conviction for armed robbery, for which he was sentenced to 116 days in prison.
The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot monitor people's past movements for long periods of time by tracking the location of their mobile phones without a warrant. The justices said rapid advances in technology make old protections inadequate.