Oct 10 Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls national-anthem protests ‘dumb and disrespectful’ By Associated Press In a wide-ranging interview posted Monday on Yahoo, Ginsburg said she had the same opinion about flag burning. Continue reading
Sep 07 Ginsburg: ‘Cooler heads will prevail’ on high court nominee By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Wednesday that she thinks “cooler heads will prevail” in the Senate, where Republican leaders are refusing to consider Obama’s high court nominee. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 9:57 And the winner of the Donald Trump veepstakes is … By PBS News Hour The Republican veepstakes is drawing to a close and Donald Trump will reveal the winner Friday. The candidate was still meeting Wednesday with potential running mates and found himself hitting back at his newest critic, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader… Continue watching
Jun 28 Supreme Court leans left in term unsettled by Scalia’s death By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death transformed the Supreme Court's term, shifted power to its liberal wing and started a transition that will be greatly affected by who wins the presidency. Continue reading
May 18 One of Trump’s potential court nominees has a history of mocking him on Twitter By Will Weissert, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — An avid Twitter user, Donald Trump has attracted more than his fair share of trolls. Now, he may be ready to name one of them to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Mar 17 For some, Supreme Court nod is a ‘wasted opportunity’ for diversity By Kenya Downs President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest… Continue reading
Mar 10 Book of Justice Ginsburg’s writings coming next year By Associated Press NEW YORK — The next book about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be straight from the "Notorious RBG" herself. 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
Feb 13 Justice Ginsburg explains SOTU nap: ‘The dinner was so delicious, it needed wine’ By Nora Daly Many turned to social media during this year’s State of the Union to call out Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for nodding off, but does Justice Anthony Kennedy deserve some of the blame?… Continue reading
Nov 27 Justice Ginsburg released from hospital after heart surgery; expected to return to work Monday By Mark Sherman, Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery. Continue reading