by Jim Heath | Oct 23, 2018 | Headlines, Health, History, Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court, has announced she is withdrawing from public life. A critical swing vote for much of her tenure, O’Connor, an Arizonan who was appointed by President Reagan, announced...
by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh is officially a member of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts swore Kavanaugh in during a private ceremony, returning the court from eight to nine justices. Kavanaugh’s wife and daughters were at his side. Also present was retired...
by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2018 | Entertainment, Headlines, Supreme Court
Sen. Susan Collins will not enjoy Stephen King’s vote the next time she’s up for re-election in 2020. King, one of the best American authors of contemporary horror and suspense novels, took to Twitter today after Collins, who represents King’s state of Maine,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2018 | 2020, Headlines, Republicans, Supreme Court
GOP Sen. Susan Collins doesn’t know yet who she’ll face for reelection in 2020, but that challenger already has millions of dollars in the bank to defeat her. A crowdfunding effort to raise cash against the Maine incumbent cracked $3.2 million today. The...
by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as the 114th justice on the United States Supreme Court. It is a victory for President Trump, who nominated him, and the bare Republican majority in the senate who confirmed him. The vote was 50 to confirm and 48 opposed, with Sen....
by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2018 | Commentary, Headlines, Supreme Court
Since the Supreme Court first convened in 1790, 114 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been white men. That’s 95 percent if you’re doing the math. Put another way, in the 228-year history of the Supreme Court, only 5 percent of justices...
