Tag: Supreme courts
Senate set to elevate judge on Biden’s high court short list
WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected Monday to narrowly confirm the first appellate court judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, elevating a judge with...
Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
WASHINGTON — With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to...
NC Supreme Court upholds murder charge in child abuse case
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision finding a man guilty of first-degree murder by starvation and...
EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills
DENVER — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....
Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life
HOUSTON — The longest serving death row inmate in the U.S. was resentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after prosecutors in Texas concluded...
After Manchin move, Democrats’ voting long shot grows longer
Democrats and voting rights groups scrambled Monday to figure out their next move after a key senator's opposition seemed to doom a sweeping election...
US fights ruling to extend SSI benefits to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The federal government filed a brief late Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing Congress has the authority to...
EXPLAINER: The Democrats’ two voting bills, explained
Denver — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....
Supreme Court agrees to hear 2nd ‘state secrets’ case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether a lawsuit can go forward in which a group of Muslim residents of...
Schumer recommending 2 voting rights lawyers to be judges
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Democrat is recommending President Joe Biden nominate two prominent voting rights attorneys to serve as judges on the 2nd...