Liberal groups are testing a new crowdfunding tactic in their battle against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee -- and are testing the limits of campaign finance laws with their attempt to force one GOP senator to vote "No." Published September 12, 2018
Senate Democrats submitted a record number of written questions to President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, in a move Republicans said was the latest attempt to delay confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Published September 12, 2018
"Senator Booker, in an absurd invocation of 'Spartacus,' explicitly invited his expulsion from the Senate in his egregious violation of the rules and contempt for the rule of law and the Constitution." Published September 12, 2018
Voters in Maine are opening their newspapers to find an ad warning that Sen. Susan Collins could send 50,000 women to jail for seeking abortions, should she vote to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Published September 11, 2018
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh made some significant legal news during his confirmation hearing when he suggested his thinking on privacy in the digital age has evolved. Published September 10, 2018
A Colorado lawmaker asked the Justice Department to investigate his state's civil rights commission for religious bias after it lodged yet another complaint this summer against Christian baker Jack Phillips. Published September 10, 2018
The House Judiciary Committee will consider legislation this week to rein in the use of nationwide injunctions issued by federal district courts, pushing back against a practice increasingly used against the Trump administration. Published September 10, 2018
GOP leaders may pursue ethics charges against Sen. Cory Booker after the Democrat eventually followed through on his threat to release confidential documents from Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's records. Published September 9, 2018
The U.S. Capitol police arrested 227 people during the four days Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Judiciary Committee last week. Published September 9, 2018
President Nixon's former lawyer warned senators Friday to be wary of confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, saying the nominee would enable a runaway President Trump. Published September 7, 2018
GOP leaders said Friday the Senate may still pursue ethics charges against Sen. Cory Booker after the Democrat eventually followed through on his threat to release confidential documents from Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's records. Published September 7, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is not only qualified to sit on the Supreme Court but is at the "top of the stream," the American Bar Association told senators Friday, delivering a powerful statement of support for President Trump's nominee. Published September 7, 2018
Over three days of hearings, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has been accused of being an accomplice to criminal theft, of being complicit in sexual harassment and of using code words to suggest allegiance to racists. Published September 6, 2018
Sen. Cory Booker released secret documents from Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's records Thursday, declaring himself a legislative "Spartacus" for his willingness to flout the rules in order to try to derail President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Published September 6, 2018
Nasty fights over judicial appointments dominated the news this week -- but beneath the radar the Senate found some striking unanimity, including approving two federal district judges originally nominated by President Obama. Published September 6, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh said Thursday that he hasn't had any inappropriate conversations with anyone concerning special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's activities in the 2016 presidential election. Published September 6, 2018
Sen. Cory Booker released previously confidential documents Thursday from Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's past into the public, declaring it an act of civil disobedience and saying he was ready to be kicked out of the Senate for his behavior. Published September 6, 2018
Sen. Cory Booker probed Brett Kavanaugh Wednesday over his thoughts on race in America -- and demanded he explain emails from 2002 where he said the Supreme Court nominee discussed racial profiling. Published September 5, 2018
The Judicial Crisis Network announced a six-figure ad buy on Wednesday to boost Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ahead of his looming confirmation vote. Published September 5, 2018
If things had gone according to her plans, Hillary Clinton would have been the one making the Supreme Court picks, putting justices on the high court who would uphold a woman's right to abortion, as she promised while campaigning in 2016. Published September 5, 2018
