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The U.S. Supreme Court voted last week to uphold most of North Carolina's newly drawn state legislative districts, marking the end of one of the state's gerrymandering lawsuits. The per curiam ruling ends a long-running battle over the 2011 state elections map-which was drawn by Republican lawmakers-and its court-ordered successor map.
President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a person familiar with Trump's thinking who was not authorized to speak publicly.
On July 4th at approximately 11:00, crews responded to reports of a structure fire on Old Turnpike Road. Upon arrival crews found a large detached garage fully involved along with multiple vehicles parked outside the garage.
President Trump is reportedly close to picking federal judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to a CNBC report . Kavanaugh is seen as a better bet in winning over moderate Republican senators such as Susan Collins of Maine who could be a swing vote.
Dawn Laguens, the Executive Vice President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said at a press conference in D.C. Thursday that any Supreme Court nominee must be held to the "higher standard" of agreeing that women have a right to abortion and contraception as well as affirming LGBT rights. Laguens argued that past nominees have said of Roe v.
Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday. Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
In recent days The New York Times proved once again that it's nothing more than a propaganda organ for the American hard-Left and that it's only interested in helping its preferred political party regain power and then hold it by authoritarian means. As reported by The Daily Caller , an article that was noticeably not labeled an opinion piece actually argued that conservatives have "weaponized" the First Amendment and that our use and defense of it is somehow a threat to our democratic republic.
A key GOP senator is warning President Donald Trump not to repeat "mistakes" of past Republican presidents by picking a Supreme Court nominee who turns out to be insufficiently conservative. In a Fox News op-ed, Cruz writes that "after countless mistakes by Republicans, we finally have a chance to get this right."
President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a person familiar with Trump's thinking who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, waves as he greets military families during an afternoon picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2018, in Washington. Add The Note as an interest to stay up to date on the latest The Note news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
"I think they're trying to out-trump Trump while trying to out Trump each other," said one Democratic strategist who has worked on presidential campaigns and has noticed the uptick in anti-Trump rhetoric. "It's open season on who can jab the hardest and best."
The Texas Progressive Alliance considers the Supreme Court to be on the ballot in every election as it brings you this week's roundup. SocraticGadfly talked about the Supreme Court travel ban ruling , along with a bit about the other rulings of last week, and then analyzed Anthony Kennedy's career after he announced his retirement.
President Donald Trump isn't the only administration official meeting with potential nominees for the Supreme Court. The Associated Press has learned that Vice President Mike Pence has met with some of the candidates in recent days.
WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence has met with some of the contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, The Associated Press has learned. The meetings took place in recent days, a person familiar with the search process said.
Democrats and Republicans once largely agreed that the upcoming midterm elections would hinge on the economy, health care and President Donald Trump's popularity.
It's as predictable as the sunrise; a certainty like death and taxes - Democrats vehemently oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Keep in mind, no nominee has been named yet, and won't be until Monday, but it doesn't matter; who it is will not matter, they freak out and oppose them.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the U.S. military for keeping America "safe, strong, proud, mighty and free" and used the Independence Day holiday to thank them for being willing to put their lives on the line in defense of the nation. "Two hundred and 42 years ago on July 4, 1776, America's founders adopted the Declaration of independence and changed the course of human history," said Trump, addressing hundreds of military families attending a holiday picnic from a balcony overlooking the lawn.