A former clerk to Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, who was a staunch defender of his boss during the controversial hearings last year, moved one step closer Thursday to becoming a federal judge himself despite Democrats blasting the pick for a lack of trial experience. Published October 17, 2019
The Supreme Court appeared split down ideological lines Wednesday about whether D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo deserves a new hearing to fight for his right to someday walk out of prison. Published October 16, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he doesn't support the proposal to add new Supreme Court justices to the high court. Published October 15, 2019
Several of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo's victims have taken the killer's side for a Supreme Court hearing Wednesday where he will ask for mercy and a chance to someday walk out of prison. Published October 15, 2019
A liberal advocacy group released a shortlist Tuesday of potential nominees for the next Democratic president to use as a guide for selecting justices to fill any vacancy on the Supreme Court. Published October 15, 2019
Feminists are excited about Sen. Elizabeth Warren's potential if she were tapped as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, predicting that she will prove a more relatable and better campaigner than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Published October 14, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to criticism over an expensive trip to a beauty salon, saying conservatives are just jealous about how good she looks defending progressive policies. Published October 10, 2019
Self-declared socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who regularly rails against the rich and complains about the cost of living inside the Beltway, spent nearly $300 on her hairdo at a pricey salon she frequents in downtown Washington. Published October 9, 2019
Republican senators are pressing the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against women who made false rape allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing last year. Published October 9, 2019
Supreme Court justices Tuesday questioned if expanding discrimination protection to transgender workers would soon mean grappling with men in the women's room or men playing women's sports. Published October 8, 2019
The Supreme Court opened its 2019 session Monday hearing from a Kansas man who murdered most of his family after learning his wife was having an affair with a woman, and now says the state is making it too difficult to mount an insanity defense. Published October 7, 2019
The Supreme Court Monday declined to dismiss a Second Amendment challenge to a firearm regulation in New York City after Democrats threatened the justices with court packing, fearing a divided ruling. Published October 7, 2019
The Supreme Court will wade into a stack of abortion cases during its session that opens Monday, giving the conservative-leaning bench a chance to chip away at Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling legalizing abortion nationwide. Published October 6, 2019
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh marked the first anniversary Sunday of his overcoming a bruising confirmation battle to claim a seat on the Supreme Court, solidifying a conservative majority forged by President Trump's nominations. Published October 6, 2019
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear a case challenging a law aimed at regulating the abortion industry in the 2019 term, which kicks off next week. Published October 4, 2019
More voters than not do believe former Vice President Joseph R. Biden likely pressured Ukrainian officials to stop investigating his son's business ties to a Ukrainian energy company, according to a Monmouth University Poll released this week. Published October 3, 2019
President Trump's first Supreme Court pick, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, sided with the liberal wing of the court in divided rulings more than any other Republican-appointed justice during the 2018 term. But don't mistake him for a swing vote. Published October 2, 2019
A federal judge has sided with Harvard University, ruling that the Ivy League school does not discriminate against Asian Americans in its affirmative action admission policies. Published October 1, 2019
The House Intelligence Committee will soon hear directly from the whistleblower, the chairman announced Sunday, as President Trump's advisers called the informant a partisan operative from the deep state, pushing back against the Democrats' impeachment probe. Published September 29, 2019
Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller said Sunday that President Trump is a whistleblower who is exposing dealings between Ukraine and the Obama administration. Published September 29, 2019
