John Oliver Reacts to Justice Kennedy’s Retirement: ‘Everything is Terrible Now’

"The consequences here will almost certainly be extremely grim," said Oliver on Sunday's 'Last Week Tonight' before sharing clips of CNN's Jeffrey Toobin stating that abortions will soon become illegal in the United States. On Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight , host John Oliver shared his take on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

White House attorney McGahn to lead Trump’s Supreme Court search

White House Counsel Don McGahn speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 2 WASHINGTON - Top White House attorney Don McGahn will oversee President Donald Trump's selection and confirmation process for a Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, the White House said on Monday. McGahn held the same role for the process that led to Trump's selection of Neil Gorsuch, who has become one of the most conservative justices on the court.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican…

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on June 26, 2018. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on June 26, 2018.

Morning Bits: The biggest court fight in a generation

Nominating Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court just got more complicated. "Kavanaugh's position that presidents should be free of such legal inquiries until after they leave office puts him on the record regarding a topic of intense interest to Trump - and could be a central focus of his confirmation hearing if Kavanaugh were nominated to succeed [Justice Anthony M.] Kennedy, legal experts said."

WesternGeco v. ION Geophysical

It is an act of infringement under U.S. patent law to supply "in or from the United States" certain components of a patented invention with the intent that they "will be combined outside of the United States in a manner that would infringe the patent if such combination occurred within the United States." 35 U.S.C. 271 .

Online sales tax ruling could bring ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ to California

California was already trying to wring more tax out of online retailers months before the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that gave states permission to do so. Last fall, more than 2,500 online retailers with out-of-state addresses received letters from California's Department of Tax and Fee Administration informing them that they appeared to owe sales tax here.

Michelle Wolf: Ivanka Trump Is Like Herpes, She – Always…

Michelle Wolf: Ivanka Trump Is Like Herpes, She 'Always Shows Up When We're About to Get F-ed' Comedian Michelle Wolf mocked the calls for civility in politics on the latest episode of her Netflix show "The Break" by insulting members of the Trump administration and focusing her biting humor on first daughter Ivanka Trump. Although Wolf agreed with Rep. Maxine Waters that people should publicly confront members of the government that they disagree with, she suggested protesters step up their game.

President Trump predicts ‘vicious’ fight over Supreme Court vacancy

President Trump predicts that the fight over his eventual Supreme Court nominee to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat will be "vicious," but that the Republican-controlled Senate will be able to confirm his pick before the midterm elections. "It's probably going to be vicious because the other side, all they can do is obstruct and resist," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business that aired Sunday.

Supreme Court nomination will put red-state Democrats in even bigger campaign quandary

Red-state Democrats seeking re-election this fall were already facing the difficult task of navigating between their own virulently anti- Trump national party and the Republican-leaning voters needed to win back home. But that narrow path has become even more of a tightrope now that incumbents will be asked to take sides on the president's impending Supreme Court nomination.

Pitts: The Supreme Court’s worst decision ever

At one point in Justice Sonia Sotomayor's ringing dissent from last week's Supreme Court decision upholding Donald Trump's ban on travelers from a group of nations, most of them with Muslim-majority populations, she recounts his many insults against followers of Islam. Though most of us can likely recall his bigotry clearly enough without a refresher, it's worth quoting at some length to appreciate the stunning depth, breadth and constancy of Trump's prejudice.

Remember: The Supreme Court Is on the Ballot in Every Federal Election

Now that Anthony Kennedy has proven to be, shall we say, the shy, retiring type, one wonders what the folks who felt that there was no difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton-the folks who stayed home or stood with Jill Stein on November 8, 2016-will say when the Senate confirms a new Supreme Court nominee who makes Antonin Scalia look like Thurgood Marshall in terms of judicial philosophy.