• US Supreme Court: Trump's candidate remains ambiguous on abortion rights

    US Supreme Court: Trump's candidate remains ambiguous on abortion rights

    Questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Amy Coney Barrett was left unclear. Notably in his answers on the right to abortion, or the presidential election of November 3.
  • Trump-appointed Supreme Court judge on Senate grill

    Trump-appointed Supreme Court judge on Senate grill

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett, whom Donald Trump wants to see enter the Supreme Court of the United States before the November 3 election, will wipe out questions on Tuesday on the second day of his hearing in the Senate.
  • US Supreme Court: A confirmation under high tension

    US Supreme Court: A confirmation under high tension

    The Senate begins hearing Conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, October 12, despite opposition from Democrats, who have little hope of preventing her confirmation before the November 3 election. The questions of elected officials should focus on the survival of Obamacare, which is to be discussed on November 10 in the Supreme Court.
  • U.S. Supreme Court: Confirmation Under High Tension

    U.S. Supreme Court: Confirmation Under High Tension

    The Senate begins hearing Conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, October 12, despite opposition from Democrats, who have little hope of preventing her confirmation before the November 3 election. The questions of elected officials should focus on the survival of Obamacare, which is to be discussed on November 10 in the Supreme Court.
  • Trump Unveils List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees

    Trump Unveils List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees

    President Trump on Wednesday released his updated list of potential Supreme Court nominees and called on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to follow suit. “Should there be another vacancy on the Supreme Court during my presidency, my nominee will come from the names I have shared with the American public,” Trump said in announcing the list. …
  • Judge Rules Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to Manhattan DA

    Judge Rules Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to Manhattan DA

    A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump’s most recent effort to stop the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns, despite the president’s argument that the prosecutor’s grand jury subpoena was “wildly overbroad” and issued in bad faith. The ruling by District Judge Victor Marrero follows a decision by the Supreme Court last …
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.’s lawyers might ask accuser about breast size, threesomes

    Cuba Gooding Jr.’s lawyers might ask accuser about breast size, threesomes

    Cuba Gooding Jr.’s defense team asked a judge Thursday to let them question an alleged victim at trial about her preference for threesomes and her small breast size. “This accuser speaks very comfortably on her blog posts about her desire and interest and preference to be in a menage a trois rather than in monogamous …
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. arrives in Manhattan court for sex abuse case hearing

    Cuba Gooding Jr. arrives in Manhattan court for sex abuse case hearing

    Cuba Gooding Jr. waved at reporters as he arrived at Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday for a hearing in his sex abuse case — wearing a mask with “Black Lives Matter” printed on the inside. After a lengthy hiatus from the courthouse due to the coronavirus pandemic, the mask-clad Academy Award winner had to submit to a …
  • Pence Says Chief Justice John Roberts is a ‘Disappointment to Conservatives’

    Pence Says Chief Justice John Roberts is a ‘Disappointment to Conservatives’

    Vice President Mike Pence said Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts is “a disappointment to conservatives” and a reminder of the importance of the upcoming election in determining the future makeup of the Court in a new interview. “We have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States, but chief …
  • Sen. Murkowski Says Confirming Supreme Court Nominee in 2020 Would Be ‘Double Standard’

    Sen. Murkowski Says Confirming Supreme Court Nominee in 2020 Would Be ‘Double Standard’

    Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recent health problems have revealed a rift among Senate Republicans over what to do if a Supreme Court seat becomes vacant before the end of President Trump’s first term. While Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has indicated his intent to fill any Supreme Court vacancies in 2020, other Republicans …