When the Supreme Court has a vacancy, the president nominates a replacement, who is then confirmed by the Senate. Typically, presidents nominate persons for the Supreme Court who share their political and ideological views. Following a series of intervie...
“One is the petitioner wins about two-thirds of the time.” The other: “If you get a lot of questions, you’re going to lose.” Liptak may not be blown away by CourtCast’s 70 percent success rate, but that’s OK with Nasrallah for now. At least he’s confirmed the ...
The Supreme Court of the United States is the most powerful court in the U.S., only hearing a limited number of cases on appeal from lower courts. Photo courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court, which is the only court explicitly created by the Constitution,...
The Constitution established the Supreme Court in 1789, leaving justice confirmation procedure to Congress. Here's how it works—and how it has changed.
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That is, just because Thomas was the only one to raise it in the immunity case doesn’t mean that the Supreme Court would therefore side with Smith 8-1 on the appointment issue. Like Cannon’s trial-level ruling, Thomas’ solo concurrence isn’t binding. But as ...
Among the most prominent people who were first given recess appointments and later confirmed by the Senate are Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice William Brennan and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Among those who left office after failing to win a Senate vote is John Bolt...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana. Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett's fast-track rise, set to drive the nation's highest court to the right ...
— On Harris’ reversal of herpast support for a ban on fracking:"Just to be clear, Vice President Harris hasn’t said anything that the administration hasn’t already said. She is not promoting expansion [of fossil fuel drilling]. She’s just said that they wouldn’...
Ever since the SEC was formed, high expectations have fallen on the shoulders of the SEC's staff. Future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt about those he needed to find to fill out the new agency: “You need administrators … who have stami...