President Obama released a statement following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night, calling on Republicans to "apply rules with consistency" with regard to filling … [Read more...] about Obama Calls on Republicans to ‘Apply Rules with Consistency,’ Recalling the Merrick Garland Blockade
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Schumer Urges Trump to Nominate Merrick Garland for SCOTUS
In a private phone call, Senator Chuck Schumer urged Donald Trump to nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, arguing that it would help unite the country. Garland was Obama's nominee … [Read more...] about Schumer Urges Trump to Nominate Merrick Garland for SCOTUS
Victories Like This Week’s Big Arizona Gay Parenting Ruling are at Risk if We Lose SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy
The Supreme Court of Arizona recently held that a statute granting legal parental rights to a man if his wife gives birth to a child during their marriage also applies to women in same-sex … [Read more...] about Victories Like This Week’s Big Arizona Gay Parenting Ruling are at Risk if We Lose SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy
John McCain Vows to Obstruct Any Hillary Clinton SCOTUS Nominee
Senator John McCain has promised that Republicans in the Senate will do anything within their power to 'unite against' any nominee Hillary Clinton would appoint to the Supreme Court should she be … [Read more...] about John McCain Vows to Obstruct Any Hillary Clinton SCOTUS Nominee
‘Advice and Consent’ Means the Senate Must Vote on Merrick Garland
Despite meetings with several Republican senators, despite two of them demanding hearings, and despite his unimpeachable credentials to sit on the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland seems no closer to … [Read more...] about ‘Advice and Consent’ Means the Senate Must Vote on Merrick Garland
Senate Republicans Have Backed Themselves Into a Corner on Merrick Garland
Republicans are already freaking out that Donald Trump, a snake-oil salesman also peddling hate and xenophobia, is going to be their presidential nominee. Some refuse to endorse; many refuse to vote … [Read more...] about Senate Republicans Have Backed Themselves Into a Corner on Merrick Garland
Lambda Legal Review Finds Merrick Garland’s Gay Rights Record Inconclusive: VIDEO
A Lambda Legal review of all 359 opinions authored or co-authored by Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, has concluded the judge does not have enough of a record … [Read more...] about Lambda Legal Review Finds Merrick Garland’s Gay Rights Record Inconclusive: VIDEO
Samantha Bee Blasts Republicans for ‘Cock-Blocking’ Merrick Garland, Obama’s ‘Gentle Law-Hobbit’ – WATCH
This week, Samantha Bee took on Republican obstructionism in the face of President Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. There was perhaps no … [Read more...] about Samantha Bee Blasts Republicans for ‘Cock-Blocking’ Merrick Garland, Obama’s ‘Gentle Law-Hobbit’ – WATCH
On The President’s Ultra-Qualified Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland
Yesterday, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, to the seat vacated by the late-Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Judge Garland is, in … [Read more...] about On The President’s Ultra-Qualified Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland
WATCH: President Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court
Speaking in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Via PBS: Garland — a white, male jurist with an Ivy League … [Read more...] about WATCH: President Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court
