The Supreme Court in June.
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Was a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court by five Democratic senators a legal argument – or a political threat?
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Many were confident the US Constitution was robust enough to check Donald Trump’s worst excesses, but the real push back has come from elsewhere.
Supreme Court justices stood with Brett Kavanaugh, his wife Ashley, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the day of Kavanaugh’s investiture.
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With Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, many predict that the court will move to the right on issues from abortion to gun rights. But Supreme Court rulings are often not the last word on a matter.
President Donald Trump with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his swearing in.
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Many states are also eroding a woman’s right to access abortions.
President Trump, Neil Gorsuch and wife Marie Louise and Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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With Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, President Trump will appoint a second justice to the Supreme Court. Will his nominees be impartial if Trump ends up in the court because of the Russia probe?
Arbitration trials don’t always result in equal justice.
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The court narrowly ruled that employees who sign arbitration agreements can’t bring class action suits over unpaid wages.
Trump with Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
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Donald Trump is far from the first president to politicise the judiciary, but the way he’s going about it is uniquely dangerous.
Neil Gorsuch signs the constitutional oath after Chief Justice Roberts administered it in a private ceremony on April 10.
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With Neil Gorsuch’s appointment to the high court, conservatives regain their 5-4 majority, which will likely benefit employers over workers.
GOP Senate Judiciary Committee members after voting in favor of sending Gorsuch to the full Senate for confirmation.
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GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have pushed Gorsuch’s nomination onto the full Senate. Both the Republicans and Democrats are getting ready for a fight.
Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
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Judge Gorsuch was raised Catholic and later became an Episcopalian. An expert on Church-State issues says don’t read too much into religion as an indicator of judicial philosophy.
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Revenge is sweet – but if the Democrats indulge in it, they could dramatically weaken a whole branch of the US government.
Pro-life and anti-abortion activists converge in front of the Supreme Court on Jan. 27, 2017.
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What will happen to the landmark abortion rights ruling with Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court?
Trump shakes hands with Gorsuch on Jan. 31, 2017.
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As conservatives cheer and liberals fret, a law professor considers Gorsuch’s judicial record and the politics behind his selection.
The U.S. Supreme Court.
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Historical data suggest that a contentious candidate can delay a president’s progress on other initiatives.
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Neil Gorsuch’s views seem to put him to the right of many, if not most, Americans.