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
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh said Wednesday that he respected Supreme Court precedents on abortion and insisted he has an open mind on whether a sitting president can be indicted. But he refused to recuse himself from any cases involving President Trump. Published September 5, 2018
President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh voted 93 percent of the time with his colleague Judge Merrick Garland, who President Obama unsuccessfully nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016, when they both heard cases together on a federal appeals court in D.C. Published September 5, 2018
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh said Wednesday that the Federalist Society did not personally recruit him to be President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, pushing back on Democratic accusations he was picked to do the bidding of wealthy conservative donors. Published September 5, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denied Wednesday knowing anything about the sexual misconduct allegations against one of his colleagues, disgraced federal Judge Alex Kozinski. Published September 5, 2018
The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee probed President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Wednesday about his views on the Second Amendment and the legality of semi-automatic rifles. Published September 5, 2018
