U.S. Supreme Court

NYC Will Name Brooklyn Civic Building After Justice Ginsburg

Published by Nikki Palmer on Sun, 09/27/2020 - 4:00am

New York – New York City will celebrate the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by naming a building after her in Brooklyn, the borough of her birth, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.

Brooklyn Statue to Honor Justice Ginsburg

Published by Nikki Palmer on Sun, 09/27/2020 - 3:00am

New York – A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday.

Ginsburg died Friday of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. A legal trailblazer and champion of women’s rights, she became the high court’s second female justice in 1993.

No So Hush-Hush Search: Trump Airs Thinking on Court Seat

Published by Nikki Palmer on Sat, 09/26/2020 - 2:00am

As the COVID-19 pandemic leads banking customers to lean into online technology to manage their money, those trying online banking for the first time may find themselves with questions about how to handle things previously done in person or with paper documents.

If you’re stuck on how to handle some of the practical aspects of online banking, here are answers to common questions.

Who’s a Hypocrite? GOP, Democrats Debate Past Comments

Published by Nikki Palmer on Sat, 09/26/2020 - 1:00am

Washington – The “H” word – hypocrisy – is suddenly in vogue at the Capitol as lawmakers debate how quickly to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Grassley Says Position on Court Not Hypocritical

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:05am

Sen. Charles Grassley insisted last Wednesday that he is not a hypocrite for going back on a statement he made to constituents four years ago about whether the Senate should take up nominations for U.S. Supreme Court justice during an election year.

Roberts: Ginsburg Was ‘Tough, Brave, a Fighter, a Winner’

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/25/2020 - 3:00am

Washington – Chief Justice John Roberts says the words that best describe the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are “tough, brave, a fighter, a winner” but also “thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest.”

The Top Contenders for Ginsburg’s Seat on Supreme Court

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/25/2020 - 1:00am
Amy Coney Barrett speaks during the University of Notre Dame's Law School commencement ceremony at the university, in South Bend, Ind., May 19, 2018. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

Washington – President Donald Trump has said he would nominate a woman to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87 and was a champion of gender equality. A look at the top contenders:

Amy Coney Barrett

Senate GOP Lines Up With Trump to Quickly Fill Court Seat

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 4:00am

Washington – Senate Republicans have swiftly fallen in line behind President Donald Trump’s push to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s  Supreme Court seat as one of the last holdouts, Sen. Mitt Romney, said Tuesday he supports a vote despite Democrats’ objections it’s too close to the Nov. 3 election.

Reactions to Death of Justice Ginsburg & OBA Tribute Video

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 2:00am

“This is a sad day for our country and our professor. We have lost an outstanding jurist and champion of gender equality. Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought tenaciously to protect the rule of law and inspired generations of lawyers.”

Trump Asks Supreme Court for December Arguments in Census Case

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 12:00am

Washington – The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for fast action on its effort, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets.

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