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.
April 28, 2016 Supreme Court rejects NJ employees' appeal over pension fund The Supreme Court is refusing to disturb a ruling from New Jersey's top court that sided with Gov. Chris Christie in a legal fight with public worker unions over pension funds.
April 28, 2016 Ben Carson raises eyebrows with 'fruit salad' comment at debate Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson delivered one of the most-quoted lines of Thursday's night's debate when asked what he would look for in a potential nominee for the Supreme Court.
April 28, 2016 GOP Gov. Sandoval says not interested in Supreme Court nomination Thanks, but no thanks. That was the answer Thursday from Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval following reports that President Obama was considering him as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy.
