Sep 19 What every Republican senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year By Lisa Desjardins Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death leaves a vacancy on the Supreme Court just before the presidential election, as Justice Antonin Scalia's did in 2016, when Barack Obama was president. Here’s what Senate Republicans said in 2016, and what they’ve said publicly… Continue reading
Sep 19 'Rest in Power': America mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Pavni Mittal As the U.S. flag flew at half-staff to honor the life and contributions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer, tributes poured in from politicians, colleagues, celebrities and Americans. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 1:47 Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be immortalized with statue in Brooklyn, NYC By PBS NewsHour Weekend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy began in Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York where she was born and raised. On Saturday, New York Gov. Cuomo announced that a statue honoring her contribution will be built in the NYC borough. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Sep 19 Can Trump replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the election? By Lisa Desjardins Into a year of unprecedented crisis and divide, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg adds more political drama, and a core question: Will President Trump be able to seat a new justice on the Supreme Court, potentially… Continue reading
Sep 18 'She would want us all to fight': Leaders pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Molly Finnegan The second woman to be named to the highest court and a champion of gender equality was remembered by colleagues, the nation's top leaders and former presidents. Continue reading
Sep 18 Majority Leader McConnell promises a quick vote on Trump court pick By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just over six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever President… Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump rule on transgender health blocked a day before it would take effect By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people. It would have taken effect Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 10:00 Clyburn says more important to have Black woman on Supreme Court than as VP House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., chairs the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, which heard testimony Friday from top U.S. health officials about the status of the pandemic. Clyburn joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the hearing, plus his views on… Continue watching
Jul 17 Justice Ginsburg says cancer has returned, but won't retire By Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Jul 16 Supreme Court deals setback to Florida felon voting rights By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A divided U.S Supreme Court has upheld a stay on a lower court ruling that would have given access to the ballot box to hundreds of thousands of Florida felons. Continue reading