Nov 02 Supreme Court allows lawsuit over census citizenship question to move forward By Associated Press More than a dozen states and big cities, among others, have sued over Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' decision to add a citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950. Continue reading
Oct 29 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to postpone Census question trial By Associated Press The request submitted to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Monday says a federal judge in New York should not move forward with a Nov. 5 trial exploring whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross improperly decided the census should ask about citizenship for… Continue reading
Oct 23 Supreme Court blocks questioning of Wilbur Ross in census lawsuit By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration to block the questioning of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
Oct 22 AP: Sandra Day O'Connor fully retired from public life By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press For more than a decade after leaving the court in 2006, O'Connor kept up an active schedule: serving as a visiting federal appeals court judge, speaking on issues she cared about and founding her own education organization. But the 88-year-old,… Continue reading
Oct 10 Chief Justice Roberts asks federal judges to handle Kavanaugh ethics complaints By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The complaints deal with statements Kavanaugh made during his confirmation hearings. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 7:01 Will the Kavanaugh saga tarnish the Supreme Court's image? As Justice Kavanaugh’s tenure on the Supreme Court begins, echoes from his contentious confirmation hearings remain. Will the anger and partisanship surrounding this appointment damage public perception of the Supreme Court? Marcia Coyle from the National Law Journal joins Judy… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 9:35 How Trump and trade factor into Heitkamp's reelection battle By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford North Dakota is small in terms of population, but its Senate race this fall is attracting major attention. Incumbent Heidi Heitkamp, the only high-level Democratic official left in the state, faces a close contest with Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, an… Continue watching
Oct 09 Kavanaugh asks questions in first day on Supreme Court bench By Associated Press Kavanaugh asked questions of both sides in arguments over increased prison sentences for repeat offenders. He jumped in with his first question after most of the other justices had spoken. Continue reading
Oct 09 Justices reject appeal to review Kavanaugh environmental ruling By Associated Press The Supreme Court is declining to review an environmental ruling written by Brett Kavanaugh in his former role as an appeals court judge. Continue reading
Oct 09 Kavanaugh to hear his first arguments as Supreme Court justice By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press A Supreme Court with a new conservative majority takes the bench as Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joins his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice. Continue reading