Tagged: U.S. Supreme Court
The political war that has raged on Capitol Hill since Inauguration Day reached new heights Thursday with a pitched parliamentary battle on the Senate floor. After jumping through a series of procedural hoops, the...
A Senate committee has advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill out the bench on the U.S. Supreme Court. And full Senate approval may come — at an enormous cost. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download...
During a Tuesday White House Rose Garden ceremony, President Barack Obama announced his nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The nomination comes amid contentious partisan politics and gamesmanship regarding the...
The longest sitting member of the U.S. Supreme Court died Saturday. Justice Antonin Scalia died in his sleep while on a hunting trip at a luxury ranch in Texas. His death, and the resulting...
Opinions on the death penalty, toxic pollutants and redistricting rounded out the U.S. Supreme Court’s session on Monday. Specifically, the court found the use of a controversial sedative for lethal injections constitutional, said the...
The U.S. Supreme Court released three major rulings this week. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio [sdonations]16[/sdonations] Same sex couples across the country are celebrating Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case that may decide the future of same-sex marriage across the country. Outside the court, observers and demonstrators packed the sidewalk and streets holding...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in as Obergefell v. Hodges, the long-awaited same-sex marriage case. People hoping to get a seat inside the court during today’s landmark hearing starting lining during the...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two consolidated cases that, depending on the outcome, could have a profound impact on how race is used to draw voting district lines in the future. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court begins its next session on October 6. While no “blockbuster” cases like last session’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby are expected, decisions involving free speech, exercise of religion and the 14th...