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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.
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.
Revenge is sweet – but if the Democrats indulge in it, they could dramatically weaken a whole branch of the US government.
What will happen to the landmark abortion rights ruling with Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court?
Over the years, Puerto Ricans have in fact been granted three different types of U.S. citizenship, but questions about their rights and equal treatment as citizens still remain.
Comparisons often ignore the troubling history of how Jackson treated Native Americans. An expert on Native American history draws parallels to the new administration.
From Chinese laborers to ‘bad hombres,’ the US settler mentality has perpetuated an immigration system that pushes out unwanted groups and bypasses the Constitution.
Supreme Court upholds controversial immigration rules for families introduced in 2012. It means families will have to earn a minimum income to bring over spouses from abroad.
The court’s reasoning suggests deep skepticism of Trump’s position and spotlights the main issues for the further appeals that will surely follow.
As conservatives cheer and liberals fret, a law professor considers Gorsuch’s judicial record and the politics behind his selection.
Historical data suggest that a contentious candidate can delay a president’s progress on other initiatives.
Neil Gorsuch’s views seem to put him to the right of many, if not most, Americans.
A constitutional scholar considers the legal arguments that could undo Trump’s executive order barring travel by residents of seven Muslim majority countries.
Holyrood won’t get a veto, but the Supreme Court has done the union no favours.
A look at the recent Supreme Court battle over priority use of wheelchair spaces on buses and what it really means for disabled people.
There’s a whole system of checks and balances in place to stop a president like Trump going too far.
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has sued the federal government repeatedly. If he becomes head of EPA and tries to weaken environmental laws, opponents are likely to do the same to him.
The ruling in the Apple-Samsung case is ambiguous, ensuring the case will drag on for years more, potentially even ending up back in the Supreme Court.
Recent Supreme Court rulings played a crucial role in the cultural politics that got Donald Trump elected.
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