Trump focuses on SCOTUS pick amid criticism over ICE, immigration policy
As Trump weighs his choices for the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, more Democrats are calling for abolishing ICE. (Source: WCVB/KOIN/CNN/CBP/ICE)
Category Archives: US Supreme Court
Back to the Constitution
The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the U.S. Supreme Court is about to bring a 60-year battle to a head. For decades the country has witnessed a fight between those who believe the Constitution speaks for itself and others who believe it says whatever the judges think it says, or even should say.
The real meaning of Democrats’Supreme Court panic
Democrats are in a state of sheer panic. They're panicking because last week, Justice Anthony Kennedy - a reliable vote in favor of certain leftist priorities including abortion and same-sex marriage - announced that he will step down from the Supreme Court, leaving President Trump a second selection.
Trump praises service members during charity dinner in W.Va.
President Donald Trump is promising to select a "great" Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. At a "Salute to Service" dinner in West Virginia, he also defended the work of ICE agents.
Trump talks to 3 more candidates for Supreme Court vacancy Source: AP
President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates on Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the contenders. As Trump weighs his options, he has heard from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has expressed reservations about one top potential nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to publicly disclose details of it.
Alcohol retailers can now advertise deal prices
Judge Douglas Harpool of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Western District ruled on June 28 that two Missouri regulations and one statute violated the First Amendment because they prohibited or inhibited truthful advertising. Mark Sableman, an attorney for the Missouri Broadcasters Association, said the ruling nullifies the statutes that prevent truthful pricing information from reaching consumers.
Government allowing colleges to leave race out of decisions Source: AP
The Trump administration said the government would no longer encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity among students. The shift announced Tuesday gives colleges the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions and underscores the contentious politics that for decades have surrounded affirmation action policies, which have repeatedly been challenged before the Supreme Court.
What’s a retired justice to do? Former justices show the way
For more than 30 years Justice Anthony Kennedy has lived by the Supreme Court's predictable calendar: hearing new cases beginning on the first Monday in October, arguments starting at 10 a.m. and near-weekly conferences with colleagues until the court adjourns in June. Soon, he'll have no fixed schedule.
Court nomination means Trump voters were right
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring, administers an oath of office to Neil Gorsuch - the first Supreme Court justice nominated by President Donald Trump. Along with a second high court nominee, Trump is moving at record pace to fill the federal appeals courts with young conservative judges .
The Latest: Trump promises ‘great’ pick for Supreme Court
President Donald Trump's list of candidates for the Supreme Court, posted on White Ho... . President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Washington.
Reviewing Justice Kennedy’s contributions to sentencing and…
The University of California Press Blog has this new posting titled "Justice Kennedy's Contributions to Sentencing and Corrections Reform: An Appreciation." The piece is authored by Margaret Colgate Love, and here are extended excerpts: In 2003, Justice Anthony Kennedy made a dramatic and surprising presentation to the American Bar Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco in which he raised fundamental questions about the fairness and efficacy of criminal punishment in the United States.
NARAL Launches First SCOTUS Ad Campaign; Print and Online Ads To Run In Maine Wednesday
Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America announced it is launching its first ad campaign in the fight for the Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy. Full page print ads in the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Bangor Daily News, and Lewiston Sun Journal.
US to stop encouraging race as factor in school admissions
The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student's race into account to promote diversity in admissions. The shift suggests schools will have the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions, and it underscores the contentious politics that continue to surround affirmative action policies, which have repeatedly been challenged before the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court gave free speech life with pregnancy center decision
How far can a state go to promote its view on abortion? Not as far as California, the Supreme Court ruled this week in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra.
Sarah Sanders: Trump Wants Someone With ‘Tremendous Intellect’ for SCOTUS
President Donald Trump is focused on his list of potential Supreme Court justices and for now, he'll continue to stick with the people on it, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday. "The main thing that the president is looking for are people who will fit the qualifications you would want in a Supreme Court justice," Sanders told Fox News' "Fox & Friends," adding that the president is looking for a candidate with "tremendous intellect, someone who will stick to upholding the Constitution and somebody who has great judicial temperament."
How to Look at Trumpa s Supreme Court ShortlistWhat political game…
Late last week the president told reporters he would name his nominee to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, July 9 , shortly before leaving for Europe for meetings with NATO allies and then with Vladimir Putin. It is, to put it mildly, a big, big decision that will almost surely trigger a loud and divisive confirmation fight and, assuming Republicans win it, a major change in the balance of power on the Court.
Trump interviews with possible Supreme Court nominees begin
President Donald Trump has interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices and had plans to meet with a few more as his White House aggressively mobilizes to select a replacement for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Eager to build suspense, Trump wouldn't divulge whom he's talking to in advance of his big announcement, set for July 9. But he promised that "they are outstanding people.
Poll: 52 Percent Want New Justice to Support Abortion Rights
Fifty-two percent of voters want the next Supreme Court justice to support abortion rights, while only 29 percent seek a nominee to oppose these rights, and the remaining 19 percent don't know or have no opinion, according to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday. The poll was taken in the immediate aftermath of the retirement announcement last week of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has often been a swing vote on the Supreme Court.
Trump expected to meet w/ former MI justice
President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Justice Joan Larsen, who is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. Larsen, 49, served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 2015-17 before being nominated by Trump to the Sixth Circuit.
Which Trump Should Be Believed On Overturning Roe v. Wade?
President Trump has been signaling that he won't ask potential Supreme Court nominees about their positions on specific cases, but he doesn't need to - all on his short list are conservative judges. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption President Trump has been signaling that he won't ask potential Supreme Court nominees about their positions on specific cases, but he doesn't need to - all on his short list are conservative judges.