“Plus, you didn’t always have all six justices appearing at the Supreme Court for health and travel reasons.” Adams Shrank the Court to Snub Jefferson The Federalist's grip on power didn’t last, however, prompting the very first political controversy over Supreme Court nominations. In ...
In 2021, public interest was heightened by a Supreme Court ruling issued about four months before the review that upheld the constitutionality of a law that prevents married couples from using separate surnames. “This time, there was no Supreme Court decision that drew such focused attention,” ...
Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the leftist guerrillas who seized the building, headquarters of the Supreme Court and the Council of State, had planned to put Colombian President Belisario Betancur on trial before a hostage Supreme Court. Advertisement A statement from the April 19 Movement, slippe...
During Barack Obama's presidency, the group provided a forum for opponents of Obama's court choices and policies. Some of its leaders backed then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal to act on Obama's Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland after Scalia died in February 2016. ...
And much, much more!With chapters on everyone from John Jay to Samuel Alito, tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to ask: How many of these judges took bribes? How many were gay? And how could so many sink into dementia while serving on the highest court ...
The tally captures the value of Thomas’ yacht trips to Russia, the Greek Isles and Indonesia, as well as some new information on the Thomas flights Tony Novelly paid for and the Scalia and Alito fishing trips Robin Arkley paid for that’s included in the congressional re...
Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. The high court’s ruling that set new standards for evaluating gun laws left open many questions, experts say, ...
Justices spar in Colorado case pitting religion, gay rights Justices spar in Colorado case pitting religion, … Denver’s MLK Jr. monument re-dedicated before Marade Johnson’s Corner, known as an I-25 landmark, closes …
“I should have been the one to decide whether I would be happy or not,” Kojima told the Supreme Court on May 29. “I wanted to decide what kind of life I would lead. I am so frustrated that I was unable to do so.” The justices heard from Kojima and other plaintiffs about the...
Convention in 1787. He was appointed by President George Washington to be an Associate Justice to the US. Supreme Court from in 1789 where he served until his death. He fell into financial difficulty in his later years and spent time in debtor's prison while serving on the Supreme Court. ...