Donald Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
The president’s choice demonstrates he did not waver from the idea of choosing Barrett to replace Ginsburg with another woman on the Supreme Court.
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The president’s choice demonstrates he did not waver from the idea of choosing Barrett to replace Ginsburg with another woman on the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump, the incumbent Republican seeking re-election, or presumptive Democrat nominee former Vice President Joe Biden could appoint as many as four Supreme Court Justices in the next four years, making the issue yet again a major deciding factor as voters determine which one to back ahead of November’s electoral contest.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday called for “more justices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor” in response to Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s (D) interview with Cosmopolitan in which he called for Supreme Court additions along the lines of Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who led the liberal wing of the Court for many years until he retired in 2010, died Tuesday in Florida at the age of 99.
The Supreme Court weighed in on redistricting fights in crucial 2020 presidential swing states, blocking four lower-court decisions on Friday, as the justices prepare to decide how much unelected judges can weigh in on politicians’ drawing legislative district lines.
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that later this year the justices will hear arguments on whether federal law forbids discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, in the first major LGBT cases since Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement.
The Trump-Barr Department of Justice (DOJ) informed a federal appeals court on Monday that it agrees with Texas and the other states suing over Obamacare that President Donald Trump’s repealing of the individual mandate renders the entire law unconstitutional, and therefore should be struck down in its entirety.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted review in the first Second Amendment case in almost a decade, a case supported by the National Rifle Association (NRA), and perhaps signaling what to expect from the new membership of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will tackle political gerrymanders, possibly ending a decades-long constitutional debate over whether courts can somehow take political calculations out of political redistricting.
The Supreme Court on Monday took a case that could overrule Auer deference, a doctrine under which courts defer to federal agencies regarding the scope of their regulatory power, a case with major implications for the powers of the federal government.
Justice Brett Kavanugh took the Judicial Oath as an associate justice of the Supreme Court Monday at the White House, administered by the man whose seat he now fills and for whom he once clerked, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Attorney General Eric Holder claimed Saturday the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh raises concerns about the Supreme Court’s “legitimacy.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will begin its confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. If confirmed, Kavanaugh will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. In his opening statement, Kavanaugh, echoing Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, will say that a “good judge must be an umpire—a neutral and impartial arbiter who favors no litigant or policy.” Breitbart News will have live updates throughout the week. All times eastern.
Wednesday marked the first day in 30 years of a Supreme Court without Justice Anthony Kennedy, with no noteworthy events from the Court’s final days aside from Monday’s order allowing a shockingly broad climate change lawsuit to proceed.
Tuesday on PBS’s “NewsHour,” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) offered her justification for her opposing Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court, which she said had to do with Anthony Kennedy being the swing vote and how it could impact
Assorted politicians and news media figures — particularly “Never Trump” pundits — are reacting rather strangely to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
NBC News is spreading an unfounded conspiracy theory that claims President Trump and newly retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy cut a secret deal that ensured Brett Kavanaugh would be chosen as Kennedy’s replacement.
Netflix talk show host Michelle Wolf led a “salute” to abortions on the latest episode of her half-hour show, just as pro-abortion activists express concern that President Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court pick could help overturn Roe v. Wade.
Sources tell Breitbart News on Sunday that Judges Amy Barrett and Thomas Hardiman have taken the top two positions in the Supreme Court selection process in the final hours before President Donald Trump makes his final choice for a lifetime appointment. Other outlets are reporting different names and numbers, leaving everyone guessing.
The inclusion of Judge Raymond Kethledge on President Donald Trump’s shortlist to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has some in conservative circles worried history may be repeating itself, Breitbart News has learned.
President Donald Trump met with four “outstanding” potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees Monday morning at the White House, telling the press that afternoon that he has plans to meet with two or three more before making a decision.
Monday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Sen Ben Cardin (D-MD) said “constitutional rights” were at stake depending on who President Donald Trump nominated to replace Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Cardin said, “Yes, Senator McConnell is hypocritical. He said of course under President
Judicial Watch is pleased that Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement from the Supreme Court will provide President Trump another opportunity to nominate a constitutional conservative who will honor the Constitution and the rule of law, rather than legislate from the bench.
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” the network’s senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said he does not believe the Supreme Court would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade because “it is settled law and a precedent.” Napolitano said Roe v. Wade “Is
Had the National Review, the Weekly Standard, David Frum, Rick Wilson, Jonah Goldberg, Bill Kristol, Joe Scarborough, and the rest of this morally bankrupt crew called Never Trump won the day, Democrats would be looking at a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.
Democrats were too busy “fundamentally transforming” America during President Barack Obama’s long tenure to consider what was in the best interests of our constitutional democracy.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy would be someone who “will criminalize abortion and try to punish women.” Warren said, “Let’s talk about what
Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin slammed pro-choice Catholic politicians “scurrying around to protect abortion” after the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy would be stepping down.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that Senate Democrats “don’t have the power” to play “hardball” on the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Co-host Mika Brzezinski asked, “[W]hat is the
With nothing less than the fate of the Supreme Court at stake, America’s far-left radicals and their enablers in the establishment media are about to turn bullying, intimidation, menacing, and outright violence up to 11.
Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg discussed her concerns over President Donald Trump picking a Supreme Court nominee to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Advocating for abortion rights Goldberg said, “Get out of my vagina.” Goldberg
Wednesday on his primetime Fox News Channel program, host Sean Hannity warned the forthcoming confirmation process for the replacement for Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement earlier in the day, will get ugly. Transcript as follows:
With news of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, pro-gun voters took a deep breath and understood a more secure Second Amendment could lie ahead.
“The travel ban ruling underscores just how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our great Constitution,” he said.
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said since Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement is so close to 2018 midterms, Democrats should demand the standard set by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when he blocked President Obama’s Supreme Court
Curtis Cook, a writer for Comedy Central’s Jim Jefferies Show, said Wednesday that he wishes outgoing Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy had been shot instead of former president John F. Kennedy or Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
Leading Democratic Senators are demanding a vote on the Trump administration’s forthcoming nominee to the Supreme Court be delayed until after the midterm elections in November 2018.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated, “Our Republican colleagues in the Senate should follow the rule they set in 2016 not to consider a Supreme Court justice in an election
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) said Wednesday he would consider serving on the U.S. Supreme Court if nominated by President Donald Trump.
While speaking on MSNBC on Wednesday, “Hardball” anchor Chris Matthews stated Democrats have to fight “tooth and nail” to hold up Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement on the Supreme Court until after the 2018 elections and “this is time for vengeance