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Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims in his election interference case
Read full article: Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims in his election interference caseAppeals court judges are signaling they will likely reject Donald Trump's claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case.
Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court
Read full article: Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals courtThe U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs to sit on the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation’s highest bench.
Democrats see 'no reason to wait' on Supreme Court vote
Read full article: Democrats see 'no reason to wait' on Supreme Court voteSupreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has begun courting senators on Capitol Hill, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her nomination through the Senate within weeks.
EXPLAINER: What's ahead for Biden's Supreme Court nominee
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What's ahead for Biden's Supreme Court nomineePresident Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has launched what Democrats hope will be a quick, bipartisan confirmation process for the court’s 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.
White House: No 'gaming the system' on Supreme Court pick
Read full article: White House: No 'gaming the system' on Supreme Court pickThe White House says President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the president’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court.
Clyburn, architect of Biden's court pledge, pushes his pick
Read full article: Clyburn, architect of Biden's court pledge, pushes his pickAt Joe Biden’s lowest moment in the 2020 campaign, influential Rep. Jim Clyburn suggested that Biden should pledge to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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High court reinstates S. Carolina ballot witness requirement
Read full article: High court reinstates S. Carolina ballot witness requirementWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a requirement that South Carolina residents voting by mail in November’s election get a witness to sign their ballots. While the high court reinstated the requirement as a lawsuit over it proceeds, voters have already started returning ballots. And a judge blocked the witness requirement before the state’s primary in June. As is typical when the Supreme Court acts on an emergency basis, the justices did not explain their decision. He said it wasn’t for a court to second-guess the lawmakers’ decision to retain the witness requirement during the pandemic.