Trump WINS on Obamacare

The world has now moved on, could Trump have planned it this way? Such prescience, such short public memory, could the president have done this deliberately? You remember - "GOP Concedes Defeat on Health Care Bill"! -USA Today; "Major Defeat" -NY Times; "Trump Tastes Failure" -Reuters; "acute embarrassment" -CNN; "Dems Win on Obamacare!" -Nobody. Or was it really Secret Plan A: Introduce a flawed complex bill on short notice, without adequate time for review, insist on rapid action, stir up frenzied opposition from your own team , on top of sound and fury from the usual suspects, watch the bill sink, just walk away, problem solved.

Want More Civility? Try Less Power.

Earlier this week, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and now-deceased Justice Antonin Scalia received the seventh annual Award for Civility in Public Life from Allegheny College. Every year since 2011, Allegheny College has recognized two individuals whose conduct -- often toward each other -- displays the kind of respect and courtesy that should be a hallmark of political discourse and public life in a civilized society.

2 inmates seek execution stays from Arkansas high court

The first two inmates facing lethal injection under Arkansas' unprecedented multiple execution plan are seeking a stay from the state Supreme Court. Attorneys for Don Davis and Bruce Ward asked justices Wednesday to block their executions, scheduled for Monday, while the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case concerning access to independent mental health experts by defendants.

Constitutional concerns’ kills NC bill that would ban gay marriage

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said in a statement Wednesday that the bill filed Tuesday that would ban gay marriage should be considered dead on arrival in the General Assembly. The "Uphold Historical Marriage Act" says the U.S. Supreme Court overstepped its "constitutional bounds" when in 2015 it struck down what was known as Amendment One.

As the freshman Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch will have…

Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., and fellow justices watch as Neil Gorsuch signs the Constitutional Oath after Roberts administered the Constitutional Oath in a private ceremony, Monday, April 10, 2017, in the Justices' Conference Room at the Supreme Court in Washington. Start by making him take notes and answer the door at the justices' private meetings.

In Praise of the Establishment

Neil Gorsuch was sworn in Monday as the 113th Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and if his many lower-court opinions are a guide he has the potential to be a worthy successor to the great Antonin Scalia. But we don't want to let the moment pass without noting that Justice Gorsuch wouldn't be taking his seat on the High Court without the good work of the much-maligned "establishment."

Gorsuch is the face of the new not-normal

The past 11 weeks of the Trump administration have looked anything but normal, except for one thing: the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. That announcement was rolled out with the traditional pomp by a President who followed the script, and a silver-haired nominee who spoke well and looked the part .

Donald Trump predicts greatness for new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch

US President Donald Trump has praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a White House swearing-in ceremony as a jurist who will rule "not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law". In the Rose Garden ceremony, Mr Trump said Americans would see in Mr Gorsuch "a man who is deeply faithful to the Constitution of the United States" and predicted greatness for the 49-year-old former appeals court judge from Colorado.

Gorsuch sworn into US Supreme Court and vows to be a – faithful servant’ of the constitution

President Donald Trump praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a White House swearing-in ceremony on Monday as a jurist who will rule "not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law." In the Rose Garden ceremony, Trump said Americans would see in Gorsuch "a man who is deeply faithful to the Constitution of the United States" and predicted greatness for the 49-year-old former appeals court judge from Colorado.

Gorsuch sworn into Supreme Court, vows to serve Constitution

President Donald Trump praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a public White House ceremony on Monday as a jurist who will rule "not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law." In a Rose Garden ceremony, Trump said Americans would see in Gorsuch "a man who is deeply faithful to the Constitution of the United States" and predicted greatness for the 49-year-old former appeals court judge from Colorado.

AZ Memo: Gorsuch takes his seat; Valley home sales keep climbing;…

AZ Memo: Gorsuch takes his seat; Valley home sales keep climbing; Woman gives birth following I-17 collision Good morning, Arizona, and happy Monday! Here's what you need to know. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2plOjEK Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch smiles as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 21, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.