Supreme Court justices' past abortion views, in their own words and votes
More than a month ago, a stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicated that the Supreme Court was prepared to take the momentous step of overruling the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripping away women's constitutional protections for abortion.
cbsnews.comTerrified law clerks at the Supreme Court are lawyering up as the investigation into the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade fuels hostility: report
A source told NPR clerks act as diplomats for justices, but the fear that their professional lives are under threat is straining the Supreme Court.
news.yahoo.comJustices limit discrimination claims for emotional distress
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf, legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn't provide an American Sign Language interpreter for her appointments. In a 6-3 ruling with conservatives in the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that businesses that receive federal health care money can't be sued for discrimination under the Affordable Care Act when the harm alleged is emotional, not financial. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote in dissent that people who suffer discrimination often feel humiliation or embarrassment.
news.yahoo.comJackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving Presiden[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comJackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court.
The historic yet tumultuous confirmation of KBJ
Ketanji Brown Jackson (KBJ) was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). This comes after Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement earlier this year. Despite her many achievements, there has been criticism surrounding KBJ’s ability to be an effective, unbiased justice as a woman of color, and...
trinitonian.comMurkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s nominee a new burst of bipartisan support to become the first Black woman on the high court.
Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cast doubt on Texas' claim that it can't be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Ir[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comJustices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cast doubt on Texas' claim that it can't be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. The justices heard arguments in a dispute over a federal law that was enacted in 1991 in the wake of the Persian Gulf war to strengthen job protections for returning service members. Over 90 minutes, the justices discussed the Vietnam War, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Alexander Hamilton and even Hamilton, the musical, as they tried to sort through whether states are shielded from lawsuits filed by veterans who complain that their jobs were not protected, in violation of the federal law.
news.yahoo.comJackson heading for likely confirmation despite GOP darts
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning about her sentencing of criminal defendants on Wednesday, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations as a judge.
Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully defended her record as a federal judge Tuesday, pushing back on Republican assertions that she would be soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the high court.
President Biden’s Coveted Opportunity to Appoint a Supreme Court Justice
MAKAYLA AMITRANI – OPINION EDITOROn Jan. 26, 2022, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, the oldest justice on the court, announced his retirement. Justice Breyer was well-respected throughout his career and will be greatly missed.This gave President Biden an opportunity he has coveted since the beginning of his campaign. Although President Biden did promise to nominate and appoint a Black woman, back in2003 when George W. Bush was president and Biden was just a senator, he and other senators promised that if Bush were to nominate a Black woman, Biden would filibuster and kill the nomination. This woman was the first Black woman to be an associate justice of the California Supreme Court, a position she had held for seven years. The oath that all Supreme Court justices are required to take is symbolic of their duty to our country and is taken very seriously.
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