Mar 23 Supreme Court shows an even divide on challenge to contraceptive access By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News On the sixth anniversary of the enactment of the federal Affordable Care Act, the law was back before a seemingly divided Supreme Court Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 20 McConnell: Senate will not consider Obama’s SCOTUS nominee By Associated Press The leader of the Republican-controlled Senate is ruling out the idea of considering President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee after the November election - as one GOP colleague has suggested. Continue reading
Mar 19 Garland would move Supreme Court to the left, but how far? By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Merrick Garland's judicial record over nearly two decades indicates he would side more often than not with the Supreme Court's liberal justices on a range of cases splitting the court along ideological lines. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on blocking Trump, Sanders’ chances and Merrick Garland By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including how the mainstream GOP can block a Donald Trump nomination, Bernie Sanders’ chances in the western states… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 4:57 Supreme Court nominee meets with Congressional Democrats By PBS News Hour President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland made his first official visit to Capitol Hill Thursday morning, meeting with key Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). For more on the morning’s events and the coming Congressional confirmation… Continue watching
Mar 17 Cranking up pressure, Garland begins Senate visits By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Barack Obama's choice for the Supreme Court commenced courtesy calls with senators Thursday as Democrats began the next phase of their drive to put unbearable election-year pressure on Republicans refusing to consider any Obama pick. 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 16 Watch 4:16 Defying Congressional GOP, Obama chooses D.C. judge for Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The battle for the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court began Wednesday, as President Obama officially announced his nomination: Merrick B. Garland, chief judge of the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama was… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 15:13 Who is Merrick Garland? Legal analysts review his record — and his chance By PBS News Hour Following President Obama’s nomination of chief D.C. Circuit appeals judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, Judy Woodruff turns to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and former Solicitor General Seth Waxman for more on the unique situation. Also,… Continue watching
Mar 16 Senate Republicans repeat: No SCOTUS confirmation this year By Quinn Bowman Just minutes after President Obama introduced Merrick Garland today as his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Republicans made clear the nomination is going nowhere. Continue reading