Tag: Law

The Supreme Court on June 21 agreed that the SEIU Local 1000 in Sacramento acted illegally when it leveled a special assessment to support political activity without allowing nonmembers to opt out. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court declines case involving prayer before NC county board meetings

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2018 2:47 pm

Plaintiff Mark Janus outside the Supreme Court after the court rules in a setback for organized labor that states can't force government workers to pay union fees.

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Why Janus cuts so deep: Workers must opt-in to pay union fees

David Freddoso · June 28, 2018 2:18 pm

Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, the newest member of the Supreme Court, and the courts only female member, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, are shown on Friday, April 15, 1988 in Washington, at the Supreme Court during a picture taking session. The full court was also present for the photo session.

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Conservatives’ relationship with Justice Anthony Kennedy: It’s complicated

Elizabeth Slattery · June 28, 2018 2:04 pm

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait. Seated, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. 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. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court.

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A Supreme Court term for the ages signals the start of a new era

Ilya Shapiro · June 28, 2018 1:53 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old political newcomer who upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democrat primary, says she brings an "urgency" to the fight for working families.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Democrats should ‘play hardball’ and delay Trump’s second Supreme Court pick

Katelyn Caralle · June 28, 2018 1:18 pm

President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy participate in a public swearing-in ceremony for Justice Neil Gorsuch in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 10, 2017.

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It looks like Trump charmed Anthony Kennedy into retirement

Philip Wegmann · June 28, 2018 12:12 pm

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks to faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania law school.

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Justice Anthony Kennedy’s career gave conservatives a lot of mixed feelings

Nicole Russell · June 28, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, right, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Ted Cruz: Mike Lee ‘the single best choice’ to replace Anthony Kennedy on Supreme Court

William Nardi · June 28, 2018 12:03 am

People wait in line to enter the Supreme Court in Washington.

Four issues that could return to the Supreme Court following Kennedy’s departure

Melissa Quinn · June 27, 2018 11:43 pm

In this photo from June 2017, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington.

Here’s what the remaining Supreme Court justices had to say about Kennedy’s retirement

Katie Leach · June 27, 2018 11:18 pm

President Trump attends a reception in the East Room of the White House.

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Trump’s list of Supreme Court candidates is really, really young (and that’s a good thing)

Philip Wegmann · June 27, 2018 9:43 pm

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, listens to the response to a question he posed to a high school student during his visit to the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Kennedy was in Sacramento to attend Thursday's opening of a library named after him, visited with area high school students attending an educational program about the federal court system. Later, Kennedy told reporters that he is concerned that many politically charged issues are coming before the high court.

Twitter erupts over Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement

William Nardi · June 27, 2018 8:13 pm