Supreme Court

WATCH: Pence accuses Biden of wanting to pack Supreme Court

By Associated Press

Biden has not said he would increase the number of justices to outweigh what would become a solid conservative-majority court with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.

High court nominee served as a mentor in religious community that opposes abortion

By Michelle R. Smith, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Barrett has refused to discuss her membership in the People of Praise. The organization opposes abortion and holds that men are divinely ordained as the "head" of both the family and faith, and that it's the duty of wives to…

Facing a conservative turn, Supreme Court opens new term

By Associated Press

Eight justices are getting back to work Monday at a most unusual, politically fraught moment in American history.

Who is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee?

By Meredith Lee, Candice Norwood

Backlash from progressives was swift following media reports Friday that Trump intends to nominate Barrett on Saturday.

Trump plans to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg on Supreme Court

By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee

If confirmed, Barrett will take the seat left vacant by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87 last Friday.

After RBG’s death, this poet urges us to follow in her steps

By Joshua Barajas

In writing her poem, “In the Steps of RBG,” Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s message was: “Wow, you did it. And now, it’s our turn.”…

What every Democratic senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year

By Lisa Desjardins

With less than six weeks until the presidential election, the White House is preparing to nominate a new Supreme Court justice, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has insisted that the nominee…

Justice Stephen Breyer remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘She was a rock’

Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer were friends and longtime allies in their approach to the law. In a conversation with Judy Woodruff, Breyer remembers his friend's brilliance, attention to detail and dedication to her work.

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5 of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s most powerful Supreme Court opinions

By Marcia Coyle

Although there were many facets to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's evolution as a cultural icon, the strength of her legacy as a U.S. Supreme Court justice rests in the power of her words in her written opinions.

WATCH LIVE: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memorial service at the Supreme Court

By Associated Press

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose Sept. 23 at the Supreme Court, kicking off a series of memorial events this week to honor the late justice.