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March 20, 2022

Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has a constitutional problem

Nominating a justice to the Supreme Court can feel a lot like picking a ruler, as appointments last a lifetime, and someone’s word becomes law. Literally. 

March 20, 2022

Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Jackson to begin amid questions over race and politics

In a Supreme Court confirmation process so far lacking in drama and rancor, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will take the next step this week in a process that, by all accounts, will soon make her the 116th justice. 

March 19, 2022

Grassley calls for Judge Jackson records amid GOP scrutiny over child porn sentencing; White House pushes back

Sen. Chuck Grassley is calling for records related to Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson’s time on the U.S. Sentencing Commission ahead of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing next week.

March 18, 2022

Mother of Hunter Biden's child provides docs to Delaware investigators, Devine says

An attorney for a woman who had a child out of wedlock with Hunter Biden testified before a Delaware grand jury litigating a federal tax probe into the 52-year-old first son.

March 18, 2022

Hawley raises concerns over Biden's Supreme Court justice pick giving sex offenders 'lenient sentences'

Sen. Josh Hawley demanded answers on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson previous sentencing decisions for sex criminals on 'Hannity.'

March 17, 2022

Biden Supreme Court nominee Jackson praised NYT's 1619 Project during MLK Day speech

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson praised the controversial 1619 Project and its author Nikole Hannah-Jones during a 2020 college lecture marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

March 17, 2022

Dems tout Supreme Court pick Jackson backing from GOP-appointed judges, police groups: 'Wide range of support'

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is supported by retired GOP-appointed Judge Thomas Griffith, and other Republican legal luminaries.

March 16, 2022

Sen. Hawley warns of Biden SCOTUS pick's 'long record' of letting child porn offenders 'off the hook'

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley posted a lengthy Twitter thread Wednesday containing several examples that he says demonstrates an “alarming” pattern of lenient treatment of sex offenders who prey on children from Biden Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

March 14, 2022

Idaho state legislature passes six-week abortion ban

The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Monday banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allowing potential family members to sue any doctor who performs one.

March 14, 2022

Web designer who refuses to create sites for same-sex weddings says Colorado law violates free speech rights

Lorie Smith’s legal challenge against Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, which the Supreme Court announced in February it will hear, has drawn accusations that she is on an "anti-LGBTQ crusade," but she adamantly insists that this is far from the truth.