Let Americans watch their Supreme Court in action

On Monday, the Supreme Court started a new term, with a docket packed with cases that could affect our personal lives, the environment and American democracy itself. But despite its predominant role, the court is the one branch of our federal government that does not allow itself to be video recorded.

DFL forwards Ellison review to law enforcement

A lawyer's investigation has failed to substantiate a woman's claims of domestic abuse against Minnesota attorney general candidate Keith Ellison , according to a published report . However, the report that was leaked Monday to the Associated Press has been turned over to law enforcement rather than the rest of the news media.

Sen. Tim Scott to vote ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh, says it wasn’t ‘easy decision’

U.S. Senator Tim Scott say he'll vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United State Supreme Court, but says it was not an easy decision to make for him. Scott issued a formal statement Monday explaining his decision, calling the confirmation process and controversy in recent weeks "gut-wrenching" for the country.

GOP calls for investigation of Feinstein over Ford letter. But there’s a big problem.

Republicans are eagerly calling for an investigation who leaked Christine Blasey Ford's letter that accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, focusing particularly on Sen. Dianne Feinstein. But there's a big problem - regardless of who leaked the letter, it isn't a crime, or even a violation of Senate rules.

Tips sought from public after car explosion that left 3 dead

Autopsies are planned Monday on the bodies of three people found dead after a car explosion on a downtown street in what authorities called a "criminal incident" being probed by federal, state and local authorities. Three males were found dead after the 9:30 p.m. Saturday blast in Allentown, said Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim, who added that he would probably be able to release the names after their identities are confirmed and their families notified.

Officials: White House not ‘micromanaging’ Kavanaugh probe

Senior Trump administration officials insisted Sunday that the White House was not "micromanaging" a new FBI background check of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, claiming the probe was a Senate process and that lawmakers were the only ones dictating its parameters. President Donald Trump initially opposed such an investigation in the face of sexual misconduct claims against Kavanaugh, but the president and Senate Republican leaders agreed to an inquiry after GOP Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona made clear he would not vote to confirm Kavanaugh without one.

Trump says FBI has ‘free rein’ in Kavanaugh investigation Source: AP

The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were students at Yale has agreed to cooperate with an FBI investigation, her lawyer said. Deborah Ramirez's lawyer, John Clune, said Saturday that agents want to interview Ramirez, who said Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party in the early 1980s.

Trump says FBI has a free reina in Kavanaugh investigation

The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were students at Yale has agreed to cooperate with an FBI investigation, her lawyer said. Deborah Ramirez's lawyer, John Clune, said Saturday that agents want to interview Ramirez, who said Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party in the early 1980s.

FBI will talk to second Brett Kavanaugh accuser

The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, including a second woman who alleges that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her, according to people familiar with the unfolding investigation. The bureau has reached out to Deborah Ramirez, a Yale University classmate of Kavanaugh's who alleges that he shoved his genitals in her face at a party where she had been drinking and become disoriented.

Upcoming Supreme Court term lacking blockbusters

The list of cases pending on the Supreme Court 's calendar this year lacks blockbusters - but court-watchers say they're hopeful some of the big ones get added in before the end of the term. The justices convene their 2018-2019 session Monday with far more drama over who will be the ninth member of the court than over the cases already on the schedule.

Kavanaugh-Ford debacle ruined Supreme Court hearings forever

Much of the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of Democrats, who chose to throw out an unsubstantiated, decadesold smear after sitting on it for weeks, refusing to air the grievance at the hearings or privately, as is protocol. However, liberals alone didn't destroy the process for good - Republicans played a part and all should be held accountable and work to set a new format for future nominations.

Man acquitted in pregnant woman’s slaying in North Dakota

A North Dakota man was acquitted Friday of helping to kill a pregnant neighbor by tightening a rope around the woman's neck after his girlfriend cut the baby from her womb. William Hoehn, 33, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the August 2017 death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind of Fargo.

Sen. Jeff Merkley: Republicans will be worse to Christine Blasey Ford than they were to Anita Hill

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Tim Mullaney: Why Kavanaugh needs to leave now

If you're like me, you've never been wrong in the workplace. Heavens, no! But if you're lucky like me, you had a boss who asked the question my best boss asked me: Which brings us to why Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has to withdraw his nomination to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: It's too late for him to be effective, ever.

The Memo: Kavanaugh drama reaches fever pitch

The political world faces the most dramatic day in months Thursday as the controversy over Brett Kavanaugh takes center stage on Capitol Hill. Donald John Trump Avenatti: Third Kavanaugh accuser will prove credible against Kavanaugh, other 'privileged white guys' who defend him Grassley's office says it has received profane phone calls amid Kavanaugh fight Trump admin official once questioned if using n-word was racist: report MORE 's second nominee to the Supreme Court, now faces three separate allegations of sexual misconduct.

Who is the Arizona prosecutor chosen to question Kavanaugh and his accuser?

Hoping to salvage the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and cement a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court for a generation, Republicans have chosen a woman who prosecuted sex crimes in Arizona to question President Donald Trump's nominee about sexual assault allegations. Rachel Mitchell is seen in this Maricopa County Attorney's Office photo from Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., released on September 26, 2018.

If Accusation Equals Guilt, the Bill of Rights Is Dead

Someone recently posted this comment on the Ford-Kavanaugh controversy on mediaite.com : "PLAYING WITH FIRE. Do we really want to live in a world were [sic] ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO CONVICT IS AN ACCUSATION!" [emphasis in the original] Of course, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, nominated to be a justice on the Supreme Court, has been accused by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford of a drunken sexual assault that allegedly occurred when they were both of high school age.