Poll numbers down, US Supreme Court justices say they aren’t politicians
Washington DC, US AP Three US Supreme Court justices delivered the same plea in rapid succession in recent days: Don’t view justices as politicians. The justices have reason to be concerned. Recent polls show a sharp drop in approval of a court now dominated by conservatives. US Supreme Court Associate Clarence Thomas speaks at the […]
US judiciary: Trump’s impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term
MARK SHERMAN, KEVIN FREKING and MATTHEW DALY, of Associated Press, report…
Sean Feucht’s ‘finale’ worship protest on the US National Mall included more politics than usual
Washington DC, US RNS Christian musician Sean Feucht held a politically charged concert in front of thousands on the National Mall Sunday night, framing his performance as a protest against restrictions on churches but also voicing opposition to abortion and celebrating the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. Throngs of worshipers […]
Updated: Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as US Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
Updated: 3pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US AP Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the US Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy of the […]
Republican-led Senate panel advances US Supreme Court nominee Barrett as Democrats boycott
Washington DC, US AP Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, keeping President Donald Trump’s pick on track for confirmation before the 3rd November election. Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP’s rush to install Trump’s nominee to […]
Origins: The history of oath ceremonies and why they matter when taking office
With the swearing of oaths part of the process which US Supreme Court nominees must go through once approved, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, looks at the origins of oaths…
In US Senate hearing, Supreme Court nominee Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay
Washington DC, US AP Over and over, Amy Coney Barrett said she’d be her own judge if confirmed to the US Supreme Court. But she was careful in two long days of Senate testimony not to take on the President who nominated her, and she sought to create distance between herself and past positions, writings […]
At US Senate hearing, US Supreme Court nominee bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
Washington DC, US AP Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted away Democrats’ sceptical questions Tuesday on abortion, healthcare and a possible disputed-election fight over transferring presidential power, insisting in a long and lively confirmation hearing she would bring no personal agenda to the court but decide cases “as they come”. The 48-year-old appellate court judge […]
At fast-tracked hearings, US Supreme Court nominee vows fair approach as justice; Democrats sceptical
Washington DC, US AP Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her conservative approach to the law Monday at the start of fast-tracked confirmation hearings, while Democrats, powerless to stop her, tried to cast her as a threat to Americans’ health care coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. With her large family sitting behind her in a […]
No “dogma”: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith
Washington DC, US AP “The dogma lives loudly within you.” It’s that utterance from California Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that’s on the minds of Democrats and Republicans preparing for this coming week’s hearings with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Feinstein’s 2017 remarks as she questioned Barrett – then a nominee […]