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
Mar 16 Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court By Kathleen Hennessey and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will reveal his Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, expecting to choose from a small circle of federal appeals court judges. Continue reading
Mar 15 Lower court judges could be caught up in Supreme Court fight By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press More than 30 judicial nominees could end up as collateral damage in the election-year fight over President Barack Obama's effort to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court and Senate Republicans' steadfast opposition. Continue reading
Mar 14 RNC launches campaign to oppose Obama's Supreme Court pick By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party is launching a campaign to try to derail President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, teaming up with a conservative opposition research group to target vulnerable Democrats and impugn whomever Obama picks. 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
Mar 09 Obama signals Supreme Court announcement could come soon By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday signaled that his announcement of a Supreme Court nominee could come soon, saying the nation's highest court needs to operate at full strength. Continue reading
Mar 08 Democrats denounce GOP 'piñata' comment on Supreme Court By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Democrats accused Republicans on Tuesday of taking their cues from Donald Trump after the Senate's No. 2 Republican said President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court should expect to be treated like a "piñata."… Continue reading
Mar 07 Supreme Court overturns Alabama ruling against lesbian mother's adoption By Mark Sherman and Phillip Lucas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Alabama's top court went too far when it tried to upend a lesbian mother's adoption of her partner's children. Continue reading