Tag: Supreme Court

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, poses for a photo with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

McConnell called himself ‘a rock star’ after Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court

Caitlin Yilek · April 4, 2019 9:55 pm

From left to right, Elizabeth Gillette, 19, Ashley Stewart, 19, and Emma Salas, 18, all student from George Mason University, join other activists as they protest in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.

Red Alert Politics

Students demand George Mason University fire Brett Kavanaugh

Troy Worden · April 4, 2019 8:15 pm

Clarence Thomas and Joe Biden

Beltway Confidential

Clarence Thomas on Joe Biden’s handling of his confirmation hearings

Philip Klein · April 4, 2019 8:14 pm

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Patrick Murphy. Texas death row inmate Patrick Murphy and Alabama death row inmate Dominique Ray both came to the Supreme Court recently with the same request. Halt my execution, each said, because the state wonât let my spiritual adviser accompany me into the execution chamber, even as other inmates of different faiths get that ability. But while the Supreme Court declined to stop Rayâs execution in February, they gave Murphy a temporary reprieve Thursday night.

The priest, the death chamber, and the Supreme Court

Eric Rassbach · April 4, 2019 4:00 am

Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Book of Neil Gorsuch’s essays, speeches to hit shelves in September

Melissa Quinn · April 3, 2019 4:36 pm

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include new Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, top row, far right, Thursday. June 1, 2017, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch.

Clarence Thomas says he’ll be on Supreme Court for another 30 years

Katelyn Caralle · April 3, 2019 1:00 pm

Robert Mueller prepares for a hearing in D.C.

Judge rules mystery company battling Mueller grand jury subpoena will not be named yet

Jerry Dunleavy · April 2, 2019 12:40 am

In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bernie Sanders: Court packing isn’t ‘the ultimate solution’

Naomi Lim · April 1, 2019 9:21 pm

Visitors stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The U.S. Senate is expected to approve a sweeping revamp of financial rules this week. Some big banks are lobbying right up to the vote in hopes of salvaging a victory because the legislation probably marks the last time lawmakers with full plates will take up financial regulations before November's crucial midterm elections.

Supreme Court rules against Missouri death row inmate with rare medical condition

Melissa Quinn · April 1, 2019 3:28 pm

The Zika funding bill attaches an extra phrase onto language describing how some of the funding that could go to Planned Parenthood can be allocated. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court won’t toss Planned Parenthood lawsuit against anti-abortion group that secretly taped them

Kimberly Leonard · April 1, 2019 2:29 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits onstage as the third speaker of the David Berg Distinguished Speakers Series, during an event organized by the Museum of the City of New York with WNET-TV held at the New York Academy of Medicine Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in New York. NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg led a question-and-answer session about Ginsburg's quarter century on the Supreme Court, and about her life.

Trump ‘saving’ Amy Coney Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat

Zach Halaschak · April 1, 2019 12:52 am

Beltway Confidential

This Supreme Court ruling on a death row inmate is a win for religious liberty, but what about similar cases?

Nicole Russell · March 29, 2019 7:16 pm