WASHINGTON — The top Senate Democrat said Thursday he will oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and lead a filibuster of the choice, setting up a politically charged showdown with Republicans with far-reaching implications for future judicial nominees. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer criticized Judge Neil Gorsuch, saying ...
... judge. MILES O'BRIEN: Gorsuch was schooled at Columbia University, obtained a Harvard law degree, and then a degree at Oxford. He clerked for then-Justice Byron White and Justice Anthony Kennedy, who still serves on the court. And he practiced law privately before joining the Department of Justice. Then ...
... he'd seen in 20 years. JENNIFER HOPPER: There was never any question as to whether I would or could testify. There wouldn't be justice for my family without speaking the truth about what happened, but there would never have been justice for her. I mean, I got to ...
... PROTESTER: Every day, every day! PROTESTERS: We will fight for Freddie Gray! GWEN IFILL: Gray's death galvanized large protests and neighborhood unrest, despite appeals for calm by his mother and community leaders. GLORIA DARDEN, Freddie Gray’s mother: I want you all to get justice for my son, but ...
... presence carried the potential of inspiring hope of a coming revolution. But as a frequent participant and observer of conversations that deal with the quest for racial justice, I know better than to place too much hope in these optics. For one, movements toward racial justice have always attracted a ...
... frequented in high school. Instead, I said that I too knew how they felt, and I too saw what they saw, and I too wanted justice for the murders of young men and women of color. I also mentioned how their feelings might be further complicated by having relatives in ...
For the many unaccompanied minors who have crossed into the United States from Central America fleeing violence and poverty, most end up waiting months, or even years, as their cases go through court. While they wait for the backlogged immigration system to address their claims to stay in the U.S., they enroll in school. The...
Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of “Brown v. Board of Education,” the landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared separate schools for black and white children were “inherently unequal.”
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Civil liberties activists hold a rally against surveillance of U.S. citizens as President Barack Obama is expected to announce NSA reforms Friday at the Justice Department. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] President Barack Obama is expected to unveil new guidelines Friday limiting the National Security Agency's surveillance activities, a move that...
Rep. Paul Ryan listens to Sen. Patty Murray during a Nov. 13 budget conference meeting on Capitol Hill. The two are tasked with finding a compromise spending plan to fund the government by Friday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Members of the House and Senate on Monday will be in the same place at the...
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