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Posted Dec 8, 2021, 11:50 am
Kelsey Reichmann
/Courthouse News Service
A commission set up by President Joe Biden to study how the U.S. Supreme Court can be improved voted unanimously Tuesday to submit the extensive research it has conducted, but the few recommendations contained in the report leave little indication on next steps. ... Read more»
Posted Sep 22, 2020, 11:05 am
Jeremy Duda
/Arizona Mirror
Mark Kelly opposes adding new seats to the U.S. Supreme Court, a proposal that some Democrats are floating if Senate Republicans confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.... Read more»
Posted Mar 22, 2019, 11:27 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Everything we need to know about the 2020 election pops into focus with the Supreme Court ruling upholding a lousy law from the days when Democrats insisted on proving they were tough.... Read more»
Posted Oct 7, 2018, 2:28 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The time to stop Kavanaugh was never 2018. It was 2016. It was 2014. It was 2012. Those elections created the GOP Senate majority. Persistence trumps resistance, and just showing up is half the battle.... Read more»
Posted Mar 15, 2017, 10:01 am
Hillel Italie
/Associated Press
As journalism marks its annual Sunshine Week, free speech advocates called the Trump administration the most hostile to the press in memory. They listed a wide range of potential dangers, from legal action to encouraging distrust and even violence. At the same time, advocates say that the media, at least on legal issues, is well positioned to withstand Trump and that the First Amendment is stronger than ever.... Read more»
Posted Jul 18, 2016, 4:05 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Obama administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a lawsuit between the federal government and 26 states, including Texas and Arizona, over two programs intended to protect thousands of immigrants from deportation.
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Posted Mar 23, 2016, 11:33 am
Danika Worthington
/Cronkite News
Rep. Trent Franks led eight other lawmakers Tuesday in a show of support for religious groups on the eve of their Supreme Court challenge of an Obamacare mandate for birth-control benefits in employee health plans.... Read more»
Posted Mar 21, 2016, 11:22 am
Eugene Kiely
/Factcheck.org
The Democrat's party line is that two-thirds of Americans believe that Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland deserves a Senate hearing and vote. What do the polls say?... Read more»
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 7:17 am
Madison Alder
/Cronkite News
Arizona’s senators fell in line with other Republicans who said Wednesday that there should be no vote on President Barack Obama’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy until the next president is elected.
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Posted Feb 22, 2016, 3:17 pm
Blake Bernard
U.S. Sen. John McCain, who had earlier opposed U.S. "boots on the ground" in Syria, wants to deploy 10,000 troops in that Middle Eastern country to fight both ISIS and the Assad regime.... Read more»
Posted Feb 17, 2016, 1:43 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
When Supreme Court Justice Scalia slipped this mortal coil, the political earthquake began before his family could digest the news and this temblor is like a ZZ Top song: It's bad. It's nationwide. It will even shake up the casting of ballots out here in Arizona — and looks like bad news for Democrats.... Read more»
Posted Feb 17, 2016, 1:41 pm
Eugene Kiely
/Factcheck.org
Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz distort the history of Supreme Court appointments in arguing that President Obama should not be allowed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.... Read more»
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Posted Feb 15, 2016, 10:19 pm
Jessica Swarner
/Cronkite News
Washington officials may be arguing over what will follow the sudden weekend death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but to Phoenix resident David Plummer the answer is obvious – the president should nominate a replacement, and quickly.... Read more»
Updated Feb 14, 2016, 2:01 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Antonin Scalia, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was found dead of "apparent natural causes" at a resort in West Texas on Saturday. President Obama, who said he'll nominate a successor, said Scalia was among the "most consequential judges and thinkers to serve" on the court.... Read more»
Posted Jan 11, 2016, 1:57 pm
Sarah Butrymowicz
/The Hechinger Report
A Supreme Court case argued Monday could significantly weaken government unions across the country. If the justices rule in favor of the plaintiffs every state in the country will essentially become a “right-to-work” state, where employees who choose not to belong to a public union won’t have to give it fees of any kind. ... Read more»
Posted Jun 30, 2015, 11:17 am
Nihal Krishan
/Cronkite News
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from officials in Arizona and Kansas who wanted federal election officials to require proof of citizenship for people registering to vote.... Read more»