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News Articles: Law

President Trump visits the Supreme Court Thursday to pay respects, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the top of the front steps of the court.

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  • Analysis

A Supreme Fight For America Begins Now

President Trump's move to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court has triggered a fight for the direction of the country with just weeks to go until Election Day.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Sen. Bob Casey On Democratic Approach To 'Illegitimate' Supreme Court Nomination

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bob Casey, Jr., a Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, about President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court and how his party will approach the confirmation process.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Military Flight Headed To D.C. Suggests Amy Coney Barrett Pick

NBC News posted video of the judge leaving her home in South Bend, Ind., with her husband and children, all dressed in formal attire Saturday. She is expected to be nominated to the Supreme Court.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
The Justice Department lawyers say ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming has made public statements showing he is "committed to promoting" the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party.

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  • Technology

New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party

In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Louisville Police Representative Discusses Breonna Taylor Case

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ryan Nichols of the River City Fraternal Order of Police about what it's like to be an officer in Louisville amid continuing outrage over Breonna Taylor's death.

September 26, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

A Look At Amy Coney Barrett, Front-Runner For Supreme Court Nomination

NPR's Scott Simon asks Stanford law professor Michael McConnell about Amy Coney Barrett, the judge said to be President Trump's top choice for the Supreme Court.

September 26, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Trump To Nominate New Supreme Court Justice As Nation Mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol as President Trump prepares to announce his pick to replace her on the Supreme Court.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Trump May Announce Amy Coney Barrett As His Nominee To Supreme Court, Source Tells

A source told NPR Republicans are expecting President Trump to announce he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, is 48 years old and would likely serve for decades to come on the high court if confirmed by the Senate.

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  • Law

Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court

The conservative federal judge is just 48 years old and could affect social policy for generations to come if confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson and
  • Sam Gringlas
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Trump May Appoint Federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court

A source tells NPR that President Trump is expected to announce federal judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's casket leaves the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Becomes 1st Woman To Lie In State

In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg won equality "not in one swift victory, but brick by brick, case by case."

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Naylor
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday. Beshear has made a request to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to release the grand jury transcripts to the public.

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  • Race

Kentucky Governor: Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Transcripts Should Be Made Public

"People want to see and be able to judge the facts for themselves," Gov. Andy Beshear says. He reflects on the decision not to charge any officers in Taylor's death and what can be done now.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
Bryant Johnson, who was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's personal trainer, poses at the court in 2017 with his book, "The RBG Workout: How She Stays Strong ... and You Can Too!"

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  • Law

Ginsburg's Trainer Honors Late Justice With Pushups At Capitol Hill Memorial

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's trainer of 21 years, Bryant Johnson, did pushups Friday morning in her honor, as the late justice laid in state. Johnson became well known due to Ginsburg's workout routine.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Barbara Lagoa speaks in January 2019 in Miami after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her for the state Supreme Court.

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  • Law

Who Is Barbara Lagoa, A Top Contender For Trump's Supreme Court Pick?

The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Domenico Montanaro
"You didn't just rob me and my family, you robbed the world of a queen," Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, said in a statement read aloud Friday by Palmer's sister, Bianca Austin. In this photo, Ju'Niyah Palmer is seen wiping away tears from her mother's face.

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  • Race

'I Have No Faith In The Legal System,' Breonna Taylor's Mother Says

"I was reassured Wednesday of why I have no faith in the legal system, in the police, in the law," Tamika Palmer said in a statement. "They are not made to protect us Black and brown people."

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
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