April 28, 2016 Obama pressures Republicans with 'political' Supreme Court pick President Obama, in nominating for the Supreme Court vacancy a judge who despite a largely liberal record has won praise from both sides of the aisle, attempted Wednesday to up the pressure on Senate Republicans who say they won’t consider any nominee in an election year.
April 28, 2016 Obama Supreme Court pick faces conservative heat on gun votes The NRA and other pro-Second Amendment groups came out strongly Wednesday against President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, warning that Judge Merrick Garland would threaten gun rights while citing his role in a landmark firearms case.
April 28, 2016 Who is Merrick Garland? Fast facts on Obama's Supreme Court nominee President Obama nominated federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland Wednesday to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Here are some details on his background:
April 28, 2016 Obama nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court, sets up Senate showdown President Obama named federal appeals judge Merrick Garland on Wednesday as his pick to succeed Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court – setting up a showdown with Republicans who have vowed to block the choice.
April 28, 2016 AG Lynch asks not to be considered for Supreme Court vacancy Attorney General Loretta Lynch has asked to not be considered for the Supreme Court vacancy “given the urgent issues before the Department of Justice,” a Justice Department official said Tuesday.
April 28, 2016 Supreme Court voids Alabama ruling against lesbian adoption The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Alabama's top court went too far when it tried to upend a lesbian mother's adoption of her partner's children.
April 28, 2016 Obama's Supreme Court pick meets with first GOP senator Sen. Mark Kirk on Tuesday became the first Republican senator to meet with Merrick Garland, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.
April 28, 2016 Supreme Court split over teachers' dues delivers win for unions The Supreme Court split 4-4 Tuesday on a challenge brought by public school teachers who objected to paying union dues, delivering a big win for the unions – in the first major case where the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s vote would have proved decisive.
April 28, 2016 Justice Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years Justice Clarence Thomas has asked questions during a Supreme Court argument for the first time in 10 years.
April 28, 2016 Analysis: Supreme Court takes up major election-year appeal over abortion clinic rules More than four decades after the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, the Supreme Court is poised to once again wade into a major debate over abortion, an election-year fight complicated by a sudden vacancy on the nine-member bench.
