Oct 26 WATCH: U.S. Senate set to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court By Associated Press Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Continue reading
Oct 22 Senate panel advances Supreme Court nominee Barrett despite Democrats' boycott By Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate as Republicans powered past Democrats' boycott of the session. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett By Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate as Republicans powered past Democrats' boycott of the session. Continue reading
Oct 21 Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-LGBTQ policies By Associated Press The policies that discriminated against LGBTQ people and their children were in place for years at Trinity Schools Inc., both before Barrett joined the board in 2015 and during the time she served. Continue reading
Oct 19 Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count mailed ballots up to 3 days after election By Associated Press The justices divided 4-4 Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed election officials to receive and count ballots until Nov. 6, even if they don't have a clear postmark. Continue reading
Oct 16 Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The justices signaled in their order Friday that they will hear arguments in December and issue a decision by early January, when Trump must report the once-a-decade census results to Congress. Continue reading
Oct 13 Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A coalition of local governments and civil rights groups had sued the Trump administration, arguing that minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the count ended early. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Court should interpret laws as written, Judge Amy Coney Barrett says By Associated Press Barrett said in her opening statement Monday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee that people of all backgrounds deserve “an independent Supreme Court.”… Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: GOP 'rushing' Supreme Court hearings 'not the American people's priorities,' Harris says By Associated Press California Sen. Kamala Harris says Republicans are trying to get the Supreme Court to do their “dirty work” by installing a new justice who will overturn the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett must recuse herself from election cases, Sen. Blumenthal says By Associated Press The Connecticut senator says Barrett’s participation in election cases would do “explosive, enduring harm to the court’s legitimacy" and to her credibility. Continue reading