by Jim Heath | Oct 26, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court tonight by the Senate in a 52-48 vote – with Republican Susan Collins crossing the aisle to vote against her. Donald Trump’s third nominee was not in the chamber to watch the roll call vote, which allows...
by Jim Heath | Oct 22, 2020 | GOP, Headlines, Supreme Court
Judge Amy Coney Barrett moved one step closer to a seat on the Supreme Court as the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced her nomination with solely Republican support today. WASHINGTON POST: Democrats boycotted the vote in protest of what they viewed as an illegitimate...
by Jim Heath | Oct 19, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, courts, Headlines, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today left intact an extended mail-in ballot due date in Pennsylvania, handing a major defeat to Republicans. The Hill: The court’s four more conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — would have...
by Jim Heath | Oct 15, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden
Democratic nominee Joe Biden opened the door to expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court, depending on how the rest of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation process is handled. ‘I have not been a fan of court-packing because it generates,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 13, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court let President Trump’s administration end the census count more than two weeks early, dealing a blow to civil rights groups that said minorities will be undercounted as a result. The justices, without explanation, blocked a federal trial court...
