Trump Plans Reality-TV-Style Supreme Court Announcement, While Democrats Opt Early for Filibuster
Get ready for some prime-time drama.
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Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Is Due Next Week, With 3 Conservatives Still in the Running
The GOP awaits Trump’s choice from a pre-vetted list.
By Ed KilgoreRestaurant Lobby Asks Supreme Court to Hear Case About Tip Sharing
The NRA argues federal laws preventing kitchen staff from sharing in tips “trample on the rights of restaurant workers.”
By Clint RaineySupreme Court Appears Likely to Allow Washington Redskins to Protect Their Name
At oral arguments Wednesday, justices seemed unsatisfied with a law allowing trademarks to be denied for “disparaging” language.
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Mitch McConnell Says Voters Won’t Tolerate the Obstruction of Supreme Court Nominees
The Majority Leader reveals that he has developed a brain injury that has erased all memory of the events between Antonin Scalia’s death and today.
By Eric LevitzMerrick Garland Officially Becomes Victim of Do-Nothing Senate
It’s been 150 years since a SCOTUS nominee who did not withdraw was denied any action by the Senate. It’s a sign of the times.
By Ed KilgoreTrump Victory Gives Christian Right a Second Wind
The crisis Trump’s candidacy produced in some conservative evangelical circles abated with his election victory. But some issues still remain.
By Ed KilgoreFederal Court Opens the Door to Restrictions on Partisan Gerrymandering
If SCOTUS agrees, it would be a boon to Democrats and a blow to the GOP.
By Ed KilgoreMcConnell’s Supreme Court Gamble Paid Off Big League
Denying Obama his nominee gave Republicans a reason to unite behind Trump.
By Ed KilgoreLooking Ahead (With Dread) to Trump’s Supreme Court
With a GOP Senate ready to confirm his choices, Trump’s power to reshape SCOTUS may depend on the health of the current justices.
By Ed KilgoreThe Supreme Court Grappled With the Whole Concept of ‘Fashion’ Yesterday
And Justice Stephen Breyer emerged as an unlikely style icon.
By Véronique HylandSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Apparently Knows a Thing or Two About Style
“The clothes on the hanger do nothing. The clothes on the woman do everything.”
By Jen KirbyHarry Reid Promises Democrats Are Ready to End the Filibuster on Supreme Court Nominees
By promising to stop any SCOTUS nomination, the GOP has invited Democrats to kill off the filibuster. Harry Reid says they will.
By Ed KilgorePakistan Is Going to Execute a Schizophrenic Man
It would be nice to say that the American justice system would never do something like this. It would also be false.
By Jesse SingalClinton and Trump to Debate SCOTUS
In a rare debate segment devoted to SCOTUS, there will be pitfalls for both candidates, and a chance to explain vast differences in philosophy.
By Ed KilgoreMcCain Vows Supreme Court Blockade Will Continue Through Clinton’s Presidency
Constitutional crises everywhere.
By Jonathan ChaitSCOTUS Is Back In Session But Still Deadlocked
The Court has already rejected several big cases thanks to its 4-4 ideological deadlock. Expect more of that until a ninth justice is confirmed.
By Ed KilgoreRuth Bader Ginsburg Can Do More Push-ups Than You
She can hold a plank longer, too.
By Claire LandsbaumDeadlocked SCOTUS Refuses to Revive North Carolina Voter-Suppression Law – for Now
In the long battle over voting rights, today’s decision doesn't even amount to a skirmish. But don’t tell that to conspiracy-minded Trump supporters.
By Ed KilgoreThe Supreme Court Is on the Cusp of a Liberal Revolution
If Clinton wins, it would be the first time since the Truman administration that the Dems had more than two consecutive terms to appoint justices.
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