Neil Gorsuch
Liberal justice works from home after Republican Neil Gorsuch ‘refuses to wear a mask’
A Democrat-appointed judge keeps hearing cases remotely because her conservative colleague will not cover his nose and mouth. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor remotely attends U.S. Supreme Court matters because fellow GOP Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is maskless. The 67-year-old former President Barack Obama nominated for the job, has regularly worn a face ...
Supreme Court lets Texas six week abortion ban stand
U.S. Supreme Court judges ruled 5-4 against blocking new Texas legislation that prohibits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on Sept. 1. The rule will remain in place while legal challenges are heard in lower courts. Abortion-provider plaintiffs failed to reach the necessary threshold for the Supreme Court to issue ...
President Trump bewildered after learning Sen. Schumer will not be punished for threatening blackmail of judges
A court failed to punish a controversial senator for threatening blackmail of judges, if they did not follow the Democratic Party in supporting a woman’s choice to terminate her pregnancy, the president said. President Donald Trump is bewildered after learning the nation's highest court will not prosecute Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ...
Judges refuse to let Democrats decide abortion case despite Sen. Schumer’s threat to blackmail
America's highest court will not bow to a controversial senator who threatened to blackmail judges, if they did not follow the Democratic Party in supporting a woman's choice to terminate her pregnancy. The Supreme Court has rejected "threatening statements" from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) who allegedly warned Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh ...
Sen. Schumer allegedly threatened to blackmail judges if they opposed an abortion court case
A controversial senator allegedly warned two judges they would face dire consequences if they failed to support a pro-choice lawsuit in the nation's highest court. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been accused of threatening to blackmail Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, if they opposed abortion cases before the Supreme ...
Democrats outraged after McConnell says to fill any Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
Democrats are alive after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky said that if they had a chance, they would reiterate a new Supreme Court in 2020 despite refusing when Barack Obama was presidential in the last presidential election. Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell says that if a vacancy occurs on the ...
A look at the likely court fight over abortion rights
Alabama's virtual ban on abortion is the latest and most far-reaching state law seemingly designed to prod the Supreme Court to reconsider a constitutional right it announced 46 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. But Chief Justice John Roberts may prefer a more incremental approach to reining in ...
Gorsuch replaces Biden as chair of civic education group
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is taking on a new role as the honorary chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution, replacing former Vice President Joe Biden. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia said Tuesday that Gorsuch, named to the high court by President Donald Trump, will ...
Justice Clarence Thomas’ moment may be now, some experts say
Clarence Thomas has been a Supreme Court justice for nearly three decades. It may finally be his moment. Many Americans know Thomas largely from his bruising 1991 confirmation hearing, when he was accused of sexual harassment charges by former employee Anita Hill — charges he denied. People may know he's a ...
Book of Gorsuch speeches and writings out in September
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has a collection of speeches, writings and eight original essays coming out this fall.Crown Forum, a conservative imprint at Penguin Random House, announced Wednesday that Gorsuch's "A Republic, If You Can Keep It" is scheduled for Sept. 10. The book's title derives from a comment ...
Georgia Senate committee hears testimony on abortion bill
A Georgia Senate committee listened to emotional testimony Thursday over a proposal that would ban most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The committee did not take a vote.Women in Georgia can currently seek an abortion during the first 20 weeks of a pregnancy. A heartbeat is generally ...
Georgia House panel approves anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ bill
Amid tears, gasps and handshakes, a Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday to outlaw abortion after a fetus' heartbeat can be detected, which is around the same time many women medically confirm they are pregnant. Women in Georgia can currently seek an abortion up to 20 weeks of a pregnancy. A ...
Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law
A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views on abortion rights. The justices said by a 5-4 vote late Thursday that they will not allow the state to put into effect a law that requires abortion providers to ...
Supreme Court rejects net neutrality appeal
The Supreme Court has ended the court fight over repealed Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that required internet providers to treat all online traffic equally. The court on Monday rejected appeals from the telecommunications industry seeking to throw out a lower court ruling in favor of the "net neutrality" rules. The Federal ...

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