June 14, 2021 Supreme Court justices rule against low-level crack cocaine offenders The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that low-level crack cocaine offenders convicted more than a decade ago can't take advantage of a 2018 federal law to seek reduced prison time.
June 14, 2021 Liberals tell Breyer to retire after McConnell says he won't support Biden Supreme Court pick in 2024 Some on the left are re-upping their calls for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from the bench Monday after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would block a nominee from President Biden in 2024 if Republicans are in the Senate majority.
June 14, 2021 McConnell says he'll block Biden's Supreme Court nominee in 2024 if GOP controls Senate Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he would block a Supreme Court nominee from President Biden in 2024 if Republicans are in the Senate majority – just as he did in 2016 after the death of late Justice Antonin Scalia.
June 14, 2021 MSNBC host fumes over unlikelihood of packing the Supreme Court MSNBC guest host Jason Johnson on Saturday railed against the unlikelihood that additional seats would be added to the U.S. Supreme Court and create a liberal majority.
June 13, 2021 Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
June 13, 2021 AOC agrees with calls for Breyer to step down from Supreme Court Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is "inclined to say yes" to calls by progressive organizations and at least one fellow Democrat in Congress for 82-year-old Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire at the end of the current term of the high court.
June 13, 2021 Pro-life advocates warn of 'egregious' Democratic bill that would guarantee abortion rights throughout US Pro-life advocates are warning of a new "egregious" bill introduced by Democrats last week meant to protect abortion access in states passing laws to restrict it, according to a report.
June 9, 2021 On Supreme Court steps, Dem senator calls right-leaning justices 'servants' of dark money interests Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse stood outside the Supreme Court Wednesday and called out GOP justices for the "evil" of allowing unlimited dark money into elections and partisan gerrymandering.
June 8, 2021 2 senators are requesting travel records of Supreme Court justices as part of a larger ethics investigation A bipartisan pair of senators are seeking travel documents for the Supreme Court justices as they question whether the High Court needs better transparency requirements.
June 7, 2021 Supreme Court punts on including women in the draft, cites 'deference to Congress' The Supreme Court on Monday punted on a case that could have required women to be included in the Selective Service System – the military draft – citing Congress' ongoing consideration of the issue.
