The president met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was a strong contender for the Supreme Court seat that eventually went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
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Trump attacks Collins over Supreme Court nomination timeline
Speaking on Fox News, the president said Maine’s Republican senator is ‘very badly hurt’ by suggesting the winner of the presidential election should decide on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of women’s rights, dies at 87
She spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the court’s liberal wing and became something of a rock star to her admirers, particularly young women.
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Trump wants Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter
A federal appeals court ruled last year that Trump uses the account to make daily pronouncements and observations that are overwhelmingly official in nature.
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Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
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Supreme Court won’t halt challenged border wall projects
The four liberal justices dissent, saying they would have prohibited construction while a court challenge continues.
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Another View: President’s new census ploy both divisive and dumb
You can’t estimate unauthorized immigrants and deduct that number from population data while divvying up House seats.
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Justice Ginsburg back in hospital for nonsurgical procedure
The health of the Supreme Court’s oldest member, who announced July 17 that she has had a recurrence of cancer, is a recurring cause of concern.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s appeal of virus rule
In a 5-4 vote, the court rejects the church’s request to be subjected to the same COVID-19 restrictions that govern casinos and other businesses in the state.
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration rejects new DACA applications
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program grants protection from deportation to so-called Dreamers brought to the United States as children.