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Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical records
Read full article: Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical recordsA former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Justice Sandra Day OāConnor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, to lie in repose
Read full article: Justice Sandra Day OāConnor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, to lie in reposeThe first woman to serve on the nationās highest court lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Monday.
Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court case
Read full article: Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court caseAndy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and āMona Lisaā analogies to Justice Clarence Thomasā enthusiasm for the āPurple Rainā showman.
Sheryl Sandberg steps into abortion fight with ACLU donation
Read full article: Sheryl Sandberg steps into abortion fight with ACLU donationSheryl Sandberg opened her next chapter as a full-time philanthropist Tuesday with a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight state abortion bans across the country.
Justice Sotomayor visits Bronx for bronze bust unveiling
Read full article: Justice Sotomayor visits Bronx for bronze bust unveilingU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returned Thursday to the Bronx community where she grew up to see the unveiling of a bronze bust of the 68-year-old justice at a shopping center in the heart of the community.
Supreme Court seems divided in Oklahoma Indian Country case
Read full article: Supreme Court seems divided in Oklahoma Indian Country caseA seemingly divided Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over Oklahomaās authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American lands, following a 2020 high court decision.
AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation
Read full article: AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmationMore Americans approve than disapprove of Ketanji Brown Jacksonās confirmation to the Supreme Court as its first Black female justice, a new poll finds, but that support is politically lopsided.
Ginsburg's art, fur coat, awards in auction to benefit opera
Read full article: Ginsburg's art, fur coat, awards in auction to benefit operaJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg so liked the caricature that accompanied an article about her that she got a copy from the artist and hung it in her Supreme Court office.
Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares āmoment of real changeā
Read full article: Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares āmoment of real changeāTearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court shows the progress of America.
With divisive cases coming, Barrett says 'Read the opinion'
Read full article: With divisive cases coming, Barrett says 'Read the opinion'Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says judges are not deciding cases to impose a āpolicy result,ā but are making their best effort to determine what the law and the Constitution require.
History-making Jackson set for Senate hearing for high court
Read full article: History-making Jackson set for Senate hearing for high courtJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, is going before the Senate Judiciary Committee with the path to her historic confirmation seemingly clear.
A closer look at the women whoāve served on the Supreme Court
Read full article: A closer look at the women whoāve served on the Supreme CourtIn the wake of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyerās retirement announcement in January, President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to be his replacement.
EXPLAINER: What's ahead for Biden's Supreme Court nominee
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What's ahead for Biden's Supreme Court nomineePresident Joe Bidenās nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has launched what Democrats hope will be a quick, bipartisan confirmation process for the courtās first Black woman.
Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court
Read full article: Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high courtThe whispers and chatter about top contenders for the Supreme Court are growing as President Joe Biden zeroes in on a nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
After bitter battles, Senate eyes less toxic court fight
Read full article: After bitter battles, Senate eyes less toxic court fightIn a Senate where bitter Supreme Court battles have left a lasting imprint, the confirmation of President Joe Bidenās pick for Supreme Court has the potential to be much less combative and toxic.
At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick
Read full article: At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pickPresident Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court, and each of them would fulfill his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nationās highest court.
3 lawyers readying arguments in high court abortion case
Read full article: 3 lawyers readying arguments in high court abortion caseSupreme Court justices considering a major abortion case Wednesday will hear from just three lawyers: one representing the state of Mississippi, another representing Mississippiās only abortion clinic and the last representing the Biden administration.
āRBGā filmmakers find a rich vein: Feminist love stories
Read full article: āRBGā filmmakers find a rich vein: Feminist love storiesThe label ādate movieā hasnāt traditionally been applied much to documentaries but filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen have twice now made non-fiction films of trailblazing female icons that also happen to be portraits of loving, supportive marriages.
Supreme Court to hear case on New York's gun permit law
Read full article: Supreme Court to hear case on New York's gun permit lawThe Supreme Court is preparing to hear a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles and threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools and other places where people gather.
In memoir, Katie Couric writes of feeling betrayed by Lauer
Read full article: In memoir, Katie Couric writes of feeling betrayed by LauerKatie Couric, in a new memoir called āGoing There,ā writes of feeling betrayed by Matt Lauer following the sexual misconduct accusations that led to his firing at the āToday" show in 2017.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg tribute required innovative donations
Read full article: Ruth Bader Ginsburg tribute required innovative donationsThe upcoming world premiere at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra of a new classical music piece inspired by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would probably not have been possible if it wasnāt for a bunch of lawyers in the Chicago area, a Long Island fine arts foundation and an award-winning pianist and composer who put the whole deal together.
Supreme Court sets Barrett ceremonial swearing-in for Oct. 1
Read full article: Supreme Court sets Barrett ceremonial swearing-in for Oct. 1The Supreme Court says it will hold a ceremonial swearing-in for Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 1, delayed by nearly a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion ban
Read full article: Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion banAbortion providers are urging the Supreme Court to reject Mississippiās 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would āinvite states to ban abortion entirely.ā.
'RBG' filmmakers find a rich vein: Feminist love stories
Read full article: 'RBG' filmmakers find a rich vein: Feminist love storiesThe label ādate movieā hasnāt traditionally been applied much to documentaries but filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen have twice now made non-fiction films of trailblazing female icons that also happen to be portraits of loving, supportive marriages.
Justices defer Harvard case on race in college admissions
Read full article: Justices defer Harvard case on race in college admissionsWith abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue: whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
High court won't review men-only draft registration law
Read full article: High court won't review men-only draft registration lawThe Supreme Court says it wonāt take up a case that asked it to decide whether itās sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18.
Breyer 'basically optimistic' about US despite polarization
Read full article: Breyer 'basically optimistic' about US despite polarizationSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he remains optimistic that Americaās system of democracy will continue to work even though the country may be increasingly divided along partisan lines.
EXPLAINER: The Supreme Court takes a major abortion case
Read full article: EXPLAINER: The Supreme Court takes a major abortion caseThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide a major abortion case that could dramatically alter decades of rulings on abortion rights and eventually lead to dramatic restrictions on abortion access.
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
Read full article: Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defenseThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.
Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme Court
Read full article: Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme CourtLegislation introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers would to add four seats to the nine-member Supreme Court, in a long-shot bid designed to counter the courtās rightward tilt during the Trump administration.
High court halts Calif. virus rules limiting home worship
Read full article: High court halts Calif. virus rules limiting home worshipThe Supreme Court is telling California that it canāt enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings.
Group to study more justices, term limits for Supreme Court
Read full article: Group to study more justices, term limits for Supreme CourtPresident Joe Biden has ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will spend the next 180 days examining the incendiary political issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.
Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trust
Read full article: Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trustJustice Stephen Breyer is telling liberal advocates of big changes at the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices, to think ālong and hardā about what theyāre proposing.
Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootings
Read full article: Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootingsFILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON ā A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. The appeal comes from New York, which gun rights groups say is among eight states that make it difficult if not virtually impossible for people to get permits to carry guns in public. Unclear is whether the recent mass shootings will affect the court's consideration of the case. āThe justices may be more reluctant to take a big Second Amendment case right now," Winkler said.
Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court
Read full article: Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme CourtFILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON ā Forgive progressives who aren't looking forward to the sequel of their personal āNightmare on First Street," a Supreme Court succession story. Other liberal voices have said Breyer should retire when the court finishes its work for the term, usually by early summer. Among the names being circulated are California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Childs. Breyer's departure wouldn't do anything to change the conservatives' 6-3 edge on the Supreme Court.
House passes domestic violence bill, pushes issue to Senate
Read full article: House passes domestic violence bill, pushes issue to SenateThe reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act passed 244-172 with 29 Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the legislation. The White House announced its support earlier Wednesday for reauthorizing VAWA, which aims to reduce domestic and sexual violence and improve the response to it through a variety of grant programs. AdPresident Joe Biden introduced the original Violence Against Women Act in June 1990 when serving as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A subsequent version was eventually included in a sweeping crime bill that President Bill Clinton would sign into law four years later. Congress has reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act three times since.