Democrats make case that Affordable Care Act is on the line at hearings

Supreme Court

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October 13, 2020

Democrats make case that Affordable Care Act is on the line at hearings

A Supreme Court with President Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of the Affordable Care Act — or sever it and leave the rest alone.
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September 29, 2020

Trump’s court pick meets senators before confirmation fight

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called Democrats' objections that Judge Amy Coney Barrett will turn back the clock on women's rights 'a joke.'
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September 25, 2020

Trump expected to nominate conservative Barrett to Supreme Court

The White House indicates to congressional Republicans and outside allies that the pick will be the federal judge from Indiana.
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September 24, 2020

Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand Supreme Court

But the former vice president, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn't embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation's partisan split.
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September 24, 2020

Politics mixes with law as Trump closes in on court pick

The president is using the vacancy on the Supreme Court to appeal to battleground-state voters and as a rallying cry for his conservative base.
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September 24, 2020

Crowd jeers as Trump pays respects at court to Ginsburg

The justice's death has sparked a controversy over the political balance of the Supreme Court just weeks before the November presidential election.
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September 22, 2020

Senate Republicans plan vote on Trump’s court pick before election

Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, likely guaranteeing enough votes.
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September 19, 2020

Hundreds gather at Supreme Court to mourn Ginsburg

The steps of the court are lined with bouquets, handwritten notes and candles.
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July 6, 2020

Justices rule states can bind presidential electors’ votes

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College.
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March 4, 2020

Chief Justice Roberts chides Schumer for ‘dangerous’ remarks on 2 justices

John Roberts was responding to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer's remarks at a rally outside the court while a high-profile abortion case was being argued inside.