May 02 Report: Draft opinion suggests Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade By Mark Sherman, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Politico published what was labeled as a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the Court” in a case challenging Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Continue reading
Apr 28 Supreme Court justices limit discrimination claims for emotional distress By Associated Press The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf and legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn't provide an American Sign Language interpreter for her appointments. Continue reading
Apr 26 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments for Remain in Mexico policy, prison transportation By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on case over high school coach’s on-field prayers By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday over the death penalty and a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: Biden and Harris host celebration for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation By Associated Press Tearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court showed the progress of America, declaring, ″We’ve made it — all of us."… Continue reading
Apr 07 Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: After committee deadlock on Jackson’s SCOTUS nomination, Democrats push full Senate vote By Mary Clare Jalonick, Becky Bohrer, Kevin Freking, Associated Press With three Republicans supporting her in the 50-50 split Senate, Jackson is on a glidepath to confirmation and on the brink of making history as the third Black justice and only the sixth woman in the court’s more than 200-year… Continue reading
Mar 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on use of war powers in employment case By News Desk The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety—a case on whether a veteran and state employee can sue his employer under a law intended to protect workers who deploy with… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Senate committee delays vote on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson In our news wrap Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its vote on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson until next week, a federal judge found former President Trump "more likely than not" committed crimes in connection with the U.S. Continue watching
Mar 26 Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings By Lisa Mascaro, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press The federal judge had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics, namely the Republican senators who are erecting a wall of opposition to her landmark nomination, the first in the court’s 233-year history, and may vote en bloc against her confirmation. Continue reading