Feb 14 Issues SCOTUS to soon consider include contraception, religious liberty By Michael D. Regan and Mark Sherman, Associated Press Next month's Supreme Court arguments in a clash over contraceptives, religious liberty and President Barack Obama's health care law also now seem more likely to favor the Obama administration. Continue reading
Feb 14 Campaign-year political heat rises over court vacancy By Laurie Kellman, David Warren, Associated Press As the flags fly lower, the campaign-year political heat has risen over the vacancy on the nine-member court. Continue reading
Feb 14 Obama to nominate Scalia successor ‘in due time’ By Kathleen Hennessey and Donna Cassata, Associated Press President Barack Obama declared Saturday night he would seek to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, charging into a heated and likely prolonged election-year fight with Republicans. Obama said a nomination was… Continue reading
Feb 13 Scalia death rattles GOP field ahead of debate By Michael D. Regan and Will Weissert, Julie Pace, Associated Press The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stirred reaction from Republican presidential candidates Saturday, with Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio stating his replacement's nomination should rest with the next president. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:23 How will the vacancy left by Scalia’s death affect the balance of the court? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 13 ‘A brilliant jurist and important American’: Reactions pour in remembering Justice Scalia By Associated Press Following news of the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, reactions poured in from influential figures around the world. Continue reading
Feb 13 In victory or dissent, Scalia was a man of strong opinions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Scalia deeply influenced a generation of conservative legal thinkers and was a lightning rod for criticism from the left almost from the moment President Ronald Reagan put him on the court in 1986. Continue reading
Feb 13 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservative majority and setting up an ideological confrontation over his successor in the maelstrom of a presidential election year. Continue reading
Feb 05 Partisan fights over Supreme Court nominations hurt the court’s image, Chief Justice Roberts says By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts says he is concerned that partisan political battles over Supreme Court nominations have led to a widespread misunderstanding about the role of the court. Continue reading
Dec 10 Democratic leader Reid criticizes Scalia for using ‘racist’ rhetoric By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Thursday blasted Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for uttering what he called "racist ideas" from the bench of the nation's highest court. Scalia on Wednesday suggested it's possible that some black students would benefit… Continue reading