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As New SCOTUS Term Opens, Here&#39;s What&#39;s Coming
New SCOTUS Term Starts
Quietly, but That Could Change
the rundown
Oct 5, 2020 11:27 AM CDT

New SCOTUS Term Starts Quietly, but That Could Change

The term is so far short on high-profile cases, but perhaps not for long

(Newser) - The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a remembrance of "a dear friend and a treasured colleague," the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to Ginsburg as the court resumed its work via telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roberts said...

'The Most Tumultuous and Divisive Term' Since Bush v. Gore?

Supreme Court opens new term

(Newser) - The Supreme Court opens a new term with Republicans on the cusp of realizing a dream 50 years in the making, a solid conservative majority that might roll back abortion rights, expand gun rights, and shrink the power of government. Eight justices are getting back to work Monday at a...

Barrett&#39;s Rose Garden Event: Was It the &#39;Super-Spreader&#39;?
McConnell: I've Decided
on the Barrett Hearing
the rundown
Oct 3, 2020 1:00 PM CDT

McConnell: I've Decided on the Barrett Hearing

The media asks whether her Rose Garden event was a 'super-spreader'

(Newser) - With three colleagues sidelined by COVID-19, Sen. Mitch McConnell said he's shelving all votes for the next two weeks—but Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing will continue, the Washington Post reports. Two of the Republican senators who tested positive, Mike Lee and Thom Tillis, are...

RBG Buried at Arlington
RBG Buried at Arlington
Sep 29, 2020 3:20 PM CDT

RBG Buried at Arlington

In private ceremony, she was laid to rest next to husband

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been buried in a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Ginsburg was laid to rest Tuesday beside her husband and near some of her former colleagues on the court, the AP reports. Washington last week honored the 87-year-old Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18,...

Pennsylvania Election Fight Reaches Supreme Court

Decision could hint at rulings in upcoming cases

(Newser) - The eight-justice Supreme Court was asked Monday to step into a Pennsylvania case about deadlines for mail-in ballots, the first election issue raised to the court since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. Republicans want a state Supreme Court ruling blocked that would allow ballots to be counted in the swing...

A Defense of Amy Coney Barrett


A Defense
of Amy
Coney Barrett
OPINION
Sep 28, 2020 11:45 AM CDT

A Defense of Amy Coney Barrett

The left dislikes her because she embodies 'big-time motherhood and big-time religion'

(Newser) - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is running into all kinds of criticism from the left over concerns on how she'll rule on everything from Roe v. Wade to same-sex marriage. At the conservative Federalist comes a defense from Executive Editor Joy Pullmann. "Half of her resume consists...

After SCOTUS Nom, GOP Sells 'Notorious ACB' Shirts

Republicans capitalize on RBG's nickname

(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg hasn't yet been laid to rest , but the GOP is already capitalizing on her nickname. Within minutes of President Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, the National Republican Senatorial Committee was already selling "Notorious ACB" shirts—a play on,...

Amy Barrett&#39;s in a &#39;Charismatic&#39; Catholic Group &mdash;But Is It a Cult?
Amy Barrett
Is in a Group
That 'Speaks
in Tongues'
the rundown
Sep 27, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Amy Barrett Is in a Group That 'Speaks in Tongues'

The media spotlight falls on a 'charismatic community' called People of Praise

(Newser) - President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court belongs to a tightly knit Catholic group called People of Praise—but what exactly is it? The media spotlight is falling on Amy Coney Barrett's "charismatic community" and reviving questions about its spiritual advisers, communal living spaces, and alleged connection...

Biden Warns That Supreme Court Pick Is About One Thing

It's part of a wider Democratic strategy in responding to Amy Barrett's nomination

(Newser) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants voters to see Republicans' push for a speedy Supreme Court confirmation as an end-run of Congress and the 2010 health care law, the AP reports. In remarks on Sunday, the former vice president sidestepped any talk of expanding the court to counter conservative gains...

GOP Could Face Backlash for Quick Vote on Barrett


GOP Could
Face Backlash
for Quick Vote
on Barrett
the rundown
Sep 27, 2020 9:17 AM CDT

GOP Could Face Backlash for Quick Vote on Barrett

As Democrats plot strategy, poll offers them affirmation

(Newser) - Senate Republicans are setting the dates for their lighting-round confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, but there are signs that winning that vote may not be the end of the debate. Although they're outnumbered and can do little to stop President Trump's Supreme Court choice, Democrats deciding on...

Trump: Barrett 'Will Defend Your God-Given Rights'

President holds rally in Pennsylvania on eve of SCOTUS announcement

(Newser) - President Trump celebrated the nomination of his third Supreme Court justice on Saturday night with a raucous campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pa., that he launched by mentioning Judge Amy Coney Barrett beneath a screen that read "fill that seat." CBS News notes that's the latest chant to...

Thousands March in Washington for Trump

Many appear to be students from Liberty University in Virginia

(Newser) - Thousands of people packed the National Mall in downtown Washington on Saturday to pray and show their support for President Trump, the AP reports. The march, which stretched from the Lincoln Memorial to the US Capitol, was held just hours before Trump was set to announce he was nominating a...

Trump Makes His Choice for Supreme Court Official

It's Amy Coney Barrett

(Newser) - President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort, the AP reports. Republican senators are already lining up for...

Barrett Pick Would Be a &#39;Bombshell&#39;
Liberals Erupt
Over Amy Barrett
the rundown
Sep 26, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

Liberals Erupt Over Amy Barrett

From LGBT rights to gender equality, liberals see their worldview threatened

(Newser) - Not everyone is cheering President Trump's apparent Supreme Court pick . While media reactions to Amy Coney Barrett vary across the political spectrum, liberals see the threat of their greatest political achievements—like Roe v. Wade and ObamaCare—going down in flames on a right-leaning court. So let's start...

Sources: Trump Has Settled On a Name for His 3rd Justice

Amy Coney Barrett reportedly will be nominated to fill RBG's Supreme Court seat

(Newser) - It appears that President Trump has his new Supreme Court nominee. The Washington Post , Politico , the New York Times , and Axios all report that sources are pointing to federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett as Trump's pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a move that would significantly push...

New Bill Limits SCOTUS Terms to 18 Years

Democrats plan to introduce it next week

(Newser) - Under a bill House Democrats are preparing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg would have had to retire in 2011—and William O. Douglas, the longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, would have stepped down in 1957 instead of 1975. The bill, which Democrats plan to introduce next week, limits the terms of...

Trump Pays Respects to RBG, and Critics Boo Loudly

Chants of 'vote him out!' could be heard

(Newser) - President Trump and first lady Melania paid their respects at the casket of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday at the Supreme Court, and the president's critics made their feelings about him clear during the moment. Loud boos and chants of "vote him out!" and "honor her...

Trump: Election 'Scam' Will End Up in Supreme Court

'Having a 4/4 situation is not a good situation'

(Newser) - President Trump made the stakes in the Supreme Court struggle very clear Wednesday, predicting that the presidential election will end up being settled by the nation's highest court. "I think this will end up in the Supreme Court. And I think it's very important that we have...

Justices Meet for First Time in 6 Months—to Mourn

Thousands of others will pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in DC

(Newser) - With crowds of admirers swelling outside, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered Wednesday at the court by grieving family, colleagues, and friends as a prophet for justice who persevered against long odds to become an American icon. The court’s eight justices, masked along with everyone else because...

Romney's Decision All but Seals the Deal for Court Pick

Republican supports moving forward on a nominee

(Newser) - Democrats' chances of stopping the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee before Election Day all but disappeared on Tuesday with an announcement from Mitt Romney. The Utah Republican says he supports moving forward with President Trump's soon-to-be-announced nominee, reports Axios . Romney was seen as a possible "no" vote...

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