Justice Thomas: confirmation process not what it ought to be

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Thursday that he believes that Congress' process for confirming judges and others in government will discourage "some of our best people" from serving. Speaking at an event at the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson building, directly across from the Capitol, Thomas said he doesn't think the confirmation process "is what it ought to be."

Supreme Court rejects some redrawn North Carolina districts

The U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday rejected some but not all of the North Carolina legislative districts that federal judges redrew for this year's elections. The justices partially granted the request of Republican lawmakers who contend the House and Senate maps they voted for last summer were legal and didn't need to be altered.

Supreme Court sides with police over partygoers in wild DC bash new

The Supreme Court sided Monday with police over partygoers in a dispute about arrests at a 2008 bash at a vacant home that had been turned into a makeshift strip club. The high court ruled that police had sufficient reason to make arrests at the raucous party, which took place in a District of Columbia duplex furnished only with a few metal chairs and a mattress.

Senate GOP aim to give Trump another victory on judges

The Senate on Tuesday is poised to confirm one of President Donald Trump's legal advisers to serve on a powerful appellate court. Gregory Katsas has worked on some of the president's most high-profile and contentious decisions, including his executive orders restricting travel for citizens of predominantly Muslim countries and his decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation.

Supreme Court opens pivotal term with Trump nominee in place

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is greeted by a member of the clergy as he leave St. Mathews Cathedral, after the Red Mass in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday, Oct. 2. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, top, Clarence Thomas, center, and Anthony Kennedy, leave St. Mathews Cathedral, after the Red Mass in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.

Supreme Court conservatives on rise as important term begins

Disputes over a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and partisan electoral maps top the Supreme Court's agenda in the first full term of the Trump presidency. Conservatives will look for a boost from the newest justice, Neil Gorsuch, in a year that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said will be momentous.

Smithsonian gives Clarence Thomas a spot inyear-old African American history museum

Just in time to celebrate its first anniversary, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has included a display featuring Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative stalwarts. Justice Thomas appears in an exhibit that was installed Sunday, a Smithsonian spokeswoman said Monday.

The Future Of Partisan Gerrymandering Hinges On A Supreme Court Case

In a televised interview with the McClatchy News Service on June 25, 1969, Earl Warren, the legendary 14th chief justice of the United States, was asked to single out the most important case of his tenure on the bench, which began in 1953. Warren, who had retired from the high tribunal just two days earlier, could have named any number of high-profile rulings: Brown v.

D.C. gun ruling again raises an issue the Supreme Court has been reluctant to review

Seated from left, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing behind from left, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch pose for a portrait in the east conference room of the building of the Supreme Court.

Justice Neil Gorsuch Votes 100 Percent Of The Time With Most Conservative Colleague

By now, we can probably say that Justice Anthony Kennedy is not retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court. The word "probably" is apt because nothing is certain about the plans of this or any other Supreme Court justice when it comes to ending his or her service on the nation's highest court.

Supreme Court makes venue shopping harder for patent trolls

Could this be the end of out-of-town patent lawyers flocking to Marshall, Texas? They've become known for showing up in luxury cars, ordering catered gourmet meals for their trial war rooms and running up expensive hotel tabs. That's the future some observers predict for the top destination for patent infringement lawsuits after a U.S. Supreme Court decision limited the venues where such suits may be filed.

Justice Thomas Calls Out The Supreme CourtFor Not Believing In The Second Amendment

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had stern words for his colleagues when the Court declined to hear a case challenging California's handgun laws, saying that the jurists do not understand the importance of self-defense. The case, supported by the National Rifle Association, involves San Diego resident Edward Peruta, who challenged his county's refusal to grant him permission to carry a concealed firearm outside of his home.

US apex court to hear travel ban case

Washington, June 26: The Supreme Court announced today that it would decide whether President Trump's revised travel ban was lawful, setting the stage for a major decision on the scope of presidential power. Trump's revised executive order, issued in March, limited travel from six mostly Muslim countries for 90 days and suspended the nation's refugee programme for 120 days.