SUPREME COURT

Neomi Rao (C), the administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, reacts after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he is nominating her to replace Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals during a Diwali ceremonial lighting of the Diya at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
Trump Picks Conservative Neomi Rao To Replace Kavanaugh On Appeals Court
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Rao currently serves as Trump’s top official on regulatory matters.
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks after receiving the American Law Institute's Henry J. Friendly Medal in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2018. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back In Her Chambers, Less Than A Week After Fracturing 3 Ribs
By Nick Visser
The Supreme Court justice will also resume her legendary workouts next week, her trainer told Vox.
Melania Trump and Brett Kavanaugh
POLITICS
Melania Trump Raises Eyebrows With Tweet About Brett Kavanaugh's 'Honor'
By Lee Moran
"You have NO IDEA what that word means, obviously."
Christine Blasey Ford testifies in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., September 27, 2018. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
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POLITICS
6 Weeks After Senate Testimony, Christine Blasey Ford Still Getting Threats
By Marina Fang
Unlike Brett Kavanaugh, Ford's life has been on hold. She has yet to return to her job as a psychology professor.
In analyzing the law's definition section, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the Age Discrimination in Employment Act creates two separate categories: persons engaged in an industry affecting commerce with 20 or more employees; and states or political subdivisions with no specified number of employees.
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POLITICS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized With Fractured Ribs After Fall
By Andy Campbell
Ginsburg was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on Thursday morning.
For the first time in a long time, a Democrat running for Congress thinks he can win in Iowa’s fourth district.  In order to do so, he'll have to take out the controversial incumbent Steve King.
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POLITICS
Rep. Steve King Makes Bigoted Joke About Supreme Court Justices Kagan And Sotomayor
By Antonia Blumberg
The congressman has a long history of incendiary and offensive remarks.
Voting rights
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OPINION
Trump's DOJ Has Abdicated Its Responsibility To Protect Voting Rights
By Vanita Gupta, Guest Writer
Voter suppression is endangering a crucial civil right, and Jeff Sessions is letting it happen. But all is not lost.
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015 photo, smoke and steam rise from the smokestack of a coal-fired power plant near Ordos in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The global fleet of coal-fired power plants is projected to begin shrinking by 2022 as plant retirements outpace new construction, according to a new report that warns the heavily-polluting fuel's decline may not come quickly enough to meet international emission reduction goals intended to stave off climate change. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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ENVIRONMENT
Supreme Court Rejects White House Move To Block Teens' Climate Change Lawsuit
By Mary Papenfuss
"Even the most powerful government in the world must follow the rules," a supporter of the plaintiffs said.
**FILE**This is a combo showing Sandra Day O'Connor, left, in a 1950 and William Rehnquist, in a 1948 Stanford University college yearbook photo. O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said Friday, July 1, 2005, she is retiring. (AP Photo)
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POLITICS
William Rehnquist Proposed To Sandra Day O'Connor Long Before Their SCOTUS Days: Book
By Hayley Miller
The first woman Supreme Court justice reportedly never told her family and friends about the marriage offer.
In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, photo, Native Americans in North Dakota including those on the remote Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation face a hurdle in getting identification with street addresses that will enable them to vote under recently tightened state rules. (AP Photo/Blake Nicholson)
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POLITICS
Sioux Tribe Sues North Dakota Over Voter ID Requirements
By Blake Nicholson, AP
A Supreme Court ruling has required identification with a provable street address in the state, a rarity for people living on reservations.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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POLITICS
House Democrats Promise Action On LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Bill
By JULIET LINDERMAN, AP
Democrats plan to move forward with the bill if they win the House majority.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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POLITICS
With Brett Kavanaugh On The Supreme Court, Liberal Lawyers Shift Strategies
By Amanda Terkel
They're stepping up their coordination and may try to avoid the federal court system altogether.
Newt Gingrich, former US Speaker of the House attends 'Free Iran 2018 - the Alternative' event organized by exiled Iranian opposition group on June 30, 2018 in Villepinte, north of Paris. (Photo by Zakaria ABDELKAFI / AFP) (Photo credit should read ZAKARIA ABDELKAFI/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Newt Gingrich Suggests Kavanaugh Could Block Democratic Bid To Get Trump's Tax Returns
By Nick Visser
He also said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will likely become the chamber’s next speaker, putting the odds at “two out of three.”
Brett Kavanaugh speaks after being sworn-in as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court on October 8, 2018 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
The Fight For The Supreme Court Is Just Beginning
By Sean McElwee, Guest Writer
Progressives are finally awake to the Supreme Court's partisan nature.
VIDEOS
Jeff Flake Doubts Kavanaugh
Sen. Jeff Flake still doubts Brett Kavanaugh’s story against Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. He says he doesn’t know what to believe.
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2015, file photo, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis makes a statement to the media at the front door of the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky. Running for re-election, Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses after gay weddings became legal, has told voters she did not treat anyone unfairly. Davis spoke at a candidate forum Tuesday night, Oct. 23, 2018, with her Democratic rival Elwood Caudill Jr. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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QUEER VOICES
Kim Davis Says She 'Did Not Treat Anybody Unfairly' By Denying Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
By Adam Beam, Associated Press
At a Kentucky voter forum, the clerk appeared to reject the Supreme Court's 2015 marriage equality ruling once again.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 05: Same-sex marriage cake toppers are displayed on a shelf at Fantastico on December 5, 2017 in San Francisco, California. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a civil rights case over a Colorado baker's refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Oregon Bakery Fined For Turning Away Lesbian Couple Will Appeal To Supreme Court
The former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa were ordered to pay $135,000 in damages to the women.
FILE PHOTO: Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivers the keynote speech during a conference at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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POLITICS
Sandra Day O’Connor, Former Supreme Court Justice, Announces Dementia Diagnosis
By Sebastian Murdock
The early stages of dementia are likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease, she said in a statement.
ARCHIVO - En esta fotografía de archivo del 25 de julio de 2018, el secretario de Comercio Wilbur Ross está en la rosaleda de la Casa Blanca en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
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POLITICS
Supreme Court Blocks Deposition Of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross In Census Citizenship Question Suit
By Sam Levine
The challengers in the case argued Ross had unique insight into the decision to add a citizenship question.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump (derecha), da la mano al juez de la Corte Suprema Brett Kavanaugh antes de una toma de posesión ceremonial en la Sala Este de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 8 de octubre de 2018. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)
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OPINION
Religious Extremists Got Their Justice. Now They're Going To Strip LGBTQ Rights.
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
Brett Kavanaugh has made it clear he can't be relied upon as a swing vote for LGBTQ protections.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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POLITICS
New York Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill Senators Over Kavanaugh Confirmation
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
The suspect allegedly left threatening voicemails for two unidentified U.S. senators before and after the Supreme Court justice's confirmation.
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter sits on the Atlanta Falcons bench before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers, in Atlanta. Carter has been treated for dehydration while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Winnipeg. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
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POLITICS
Jimmy Carter Says Brett Kavanaugh 'Unfit' To Serve As Supreme Court Justice
By Hayley Miller
The former president slammed Kavanaugh for losing "his cool" during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., left, answers a student's question following his conversation with Professor Robert A. Stein Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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POLITICS
Chief Justice John Roberts Stresses Court's Independence After Kavanaugh Confirmation
By Dominique Mosbergen
Roberts, speaking at a University of Minnesota event, acknowledged “the contentious events in Washington in recent weeks."
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HEALTH
‘Grossly Unfair’? Widower Takes Ban On Military Injury Claims To Supreme Court
By Kaiser Health News, Editorial Partner
“I don’t want this to happen to any other family."
BELCOURT, NORTH DAKOTA - October 8, 2018: Senator Heitkamp was presented with a ribbon skirt at the home of Twila Martin-Kekahbah, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Ilana Panich-Linsman for HuffPost
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POLITICS
48 Hours With Heidi Heitkamp In North Dakota, Post-Kavanaugh Vote
By Kevin Robillard
From Wyndmere to Bismarck to Turtle Mountain, the Democratic senator sought to both defend and move past her vote.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Brett Kavanaugh Wears Beer Hat In 'Daily Show' Cartoon About First Day As Justice
By Jenna Amatulli
The New Yorker's Saturday cartoon also featured the justice in a similar hat.
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