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News Articles: Supreme Court

Police move barricades in place as a crowd of people gather outside the Supreme Court, Monday night, May 2, 2022 in Washington.

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Governors swiftly react to reports of leaked draft opinion of Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court has supposedly decided to overrule Roe V. Wade, according to a leaked first draft opinion obtained by Politico. The document has not been verified by NPR.

May 03, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Abortion-rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol on April 13, 2022 in Frankfort, Ky., as Kentucky lawmakers debate overriding the governor's veto of an abortion measure.

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  • National

How Kentucky Republicans blocked all abortions for more than a week

Even without a Supreme Court ruling, a new Kentucky law shut down abortions for several days before a federal court stepped in. Abortion rights groups fear it's just the beginning.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Stacey Abrams stands on stage with supporters clapping behind here.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Fair Fight Action lawsuit heads to court; Ketanji Brown Jackson's impact

Monday on Political Rewind: Nonprofit Fair Fight Action's 2018 lawsuit will have its day in court this week. Plus, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation shifts the make-up of the highest court in the United States.

April 11, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks as President Biden reacts at an event celebrating Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday.

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  • Politics

Jackson notes the progress she represents in her journey to the Supreme Court

A day after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she spoke at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris

April 08, 2022
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
Judge Jackson in Washington, D.C., walks to meet a U.S. Senator in the lead up to her confirmation hearings.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia's role in Judge Jackson's historic confirmation; Latest on big ad spending

Friday on Political Rewind: As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Sen. Raphael Warnock noted it was Georgia voters who gave Democrats the majority in the Senate. Plus, our panel broke down the latest news about ad spending in Georgia's gubernatorial and Senate races.

 

April 08, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
President Joe Biden and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson watch the Senate vote on Judge Brown's nomination to the Supreme Court in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday.

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  • Politics

The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

April 07, 2022
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
Emily Wales, interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, speaks to a group of abortion rights advocates outside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony.

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  • Politics

Oklahoma's vote to ban most abortions comes at a key moment for reproductive rights

It's the latest conservative legislature to approve a new restriction on abortion, as the country awaits a Supreme Court decision that could upend Roe v. Wade.

April 06, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

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  • Politics

2 more Republicans say they'll vote to confirm Jackson's Supreme Court nomination

Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel and
  • Kelsey Snell
Justice Patricia Guerrero was sworn in as the newest judge of California's Supreme Court Monday, becoming the first Latina woman in the role.

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  • Law

Newest California Supreme Court judge is the first Latina in the role

Justice Patricia Guerrero has been an associate justice in a federal appeals court, a trial court judge, a law partner and a federal prosecutor.

March 29, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a panel discussion titled "When did World War III Begin? Part A: Threats at Home" during the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 23, 2017.

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  • Politics

Supreme Court Justice Thomas' wife Ginni has a long history of conservative activism

The text messages Virginia Thomas sent Trump's chief of staff pushing false claims about the 2020 election are the latest in her often public work to support conservative Republicans.

March 25, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday that he intends to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, likely securing her spot on the Supreme Court.

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  • Politics

Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

March 25, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Lead Ward Sears

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  • News

What about Ketanji Brown Jackson resonates with Leah Ward Sears? Her poise under Senate pressure

Leah Ward Sears, the trailblazing former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice, shares her thoughts on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination hearings in the U.S. Senate.

March 24, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Tuesday

Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.

March 23, 2022
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson greets Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., as she arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Ossoff makes headlines; Kemp reverses on election laws; Abrams mounts lawsuit

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Sen. Jon Ossoff makes headlines for his remarks during Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmations hearings. Back stateside, voting rights groups are mounting up to defeat a new election bill. Also, Stacey Abrams files a new lawsuit over campaign finances. 

March 22, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Monday in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Monday

Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.

March 22, 2022
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  • Barbara Sprunt
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