U.S. Supreme Court

Here’s What It’s Like to Make Supreme Court History

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 5:00am

Sandra Day O’Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation’s first female justice.

“It’s all right to be the first to do something, but I didn’t want to be the last woman on the Supreme Court,” O’Connor said in 2012. “If I took the job and did a lousy job it would take a long time to get another one, so it made me very nervous about it.”

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Aslyum-Seekers in Mexico

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court is giving the Biden administration a quick hearing on its effort to scrap a Trump-era border policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Whisper Campaigns Grow as Biden Nears high Court Choice

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 5:00am

Too progressive. Too moderate. Bad for workers. The whispers and background chatter about top contenders for the Supreme Court are growing as President Biden zeroes in on a nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. And while the president is eager for input, the White House insists he’s not going to be swayed by any sniping.

Graham Becomes Early Player to Watch in High Court Drama

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 4:00am

The list of Republicans willing to support President Joe Biden’s forthcoming nominee to the Supreme Court “is longer than you would initially imagine,” the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat recently teased to reporters.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin declined to name names. But it’s clear that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is near the top of the list.

Luján Plans Return to Senate in Weeks for High Court Vote

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 3:00am

Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who is recovering from a stroke in January, says he plans to be back at work in “just a few short weeks” to vote on President Joe Biden’s forthcoming Supreme Court nominee.

For Supreme Court Nominees, Their Birthday Matters

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 02/18/2022 - 4:00am

Help wanted: Well-respected liberal jurist. Black. Female. Seniors need not apply.

President Joe Biden’s search for a nominee to the Supreme Court isn’t just limited by credentials, race and gender. The reality for the nation’s oldest president — and for any president — is that for a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court, youth is particularly prized.

President Seeking Professional Diversity in His Judicial Picks

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 02/15/2022 - 9:49am

President Joe Biden spent a recent flight aboard Air Force One reminiscing with lawmakers and aides about his start as a young lawyer in Delaware working as a public defender in the late 1960s.

Biden’s Vow of Black Justice a Nod to His Most Loyal Voters

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 02/15/2022 - 9:49am

As he struggled to survive the 2020 Democratic primary, Joe Biden made a striking pledge before voting began in heavily African American, must-win South Carolina: His first Supreme Court appointment would be a Black woman.

Biden Doing ‘Deep Dive’ on ‘About 4’ High Court Candidates

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/15/2022 - 5:00am

President Joe Biden appears to be narrowing his list of candidates for the Supreme Court, saying he’s looking at “about four people” as Democrats who met with him last Thursday say he wants a “persuasive” nominee in the mold of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

From Early on, Childs Seen as ‘Destined for Further Things’

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 02/15/2022 - 4:00am

When she hired Michelle Childs to practice employment law in the early 1990s right out of school, Vickie Eslinger says she knew there was something different about the freshly minted South Carolina attorney.

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