Feb 11 Watch 7:46 Examining the career of J. Michelle Childs, a top contender for the Supreme Court By Lisa Desjardins, Ebony Joseph As President Biden considers who he will choose to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, we take a deep dive into some of the potential nominees reportedly on the short list. A bipartisan stamp of approval makes a… Continue watching
Feb 07 Supreme Court keeps in place Alabama’s Republican-drawn electoral map By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Jan 28 Biden’s vow of Black justice a nod to his most loyal voters By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Black women are the most loyal Democrats — 93% of them voted for Biden in the 2020 presidential election, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Continue reading
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 26 Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire By Mark Sherman, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, two sources told the Associated Press on Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court. Continue reading
Jan 24 Supreme Court rejects challenge from House Republicans over pandemic proxy voting By Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 20 Supreme Court refuses to speed up ongoing challenge to Texas abortion limitations By Associated Press Over dissents from the three liberal justices, the court declined to order a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal judge who had temporarily blocked the law's enforcement. The court offered no explanation for its action. Continue reading