Nation Jun 30 Supreme Court hands down climate change, immigration rulings on final day of historic term
Politics Jun 30 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 29 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq…
Politics Apr 27 LISTEN: Chief Justice Roberts’ emotional tribute to retiring Justice Breyer At the end of a case over tribal authority in criminal cases on Native American lands, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to his benchmate of many years. By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press
Politics Feb 26 Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Jan 27 Watch 8:28 Here’s who may replace Justice Breyer, and what Democrats can do if Republicans oppose Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement announcement paves the way for President Joe Biden's promised nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court. White House correspondent Geoff Bennett begins the report, and congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff with more… Continue watching
Jan 27 Read Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s full retirement letter By Dan Cooney Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer made it official Thursday that he would retire from the bench at the end of the court’s term this summer. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Biden says first Black woman justice on Supreme Court ‘long overdue’ By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised a nominee by the end of February. Breyer joined Biden at the White House, a day after news broke of the 83-year-old’s upcoming retirement. Continue reading
Jan 27 As Biden considers Supreme Court justice replacement, three contenders emerge as frontrunners By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: White House says Biden is committed to adding Black woman to SCOTUS By Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki underscored that pledge at the White House briefing, hours after reports that liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the summer. Continue reading