Tag: SCOTUS

Senate Democrats Will Force Vote on Abortion

After a leaked Supreme Court draft revealed the Court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he intends to force Republicans to go on record. Democrats will reportedly target their Republican colleagues on exceptions for rape and incest, according to The Hill. “Now that the court is poised to strike down

Biden Says Republicans ‘Verbally Abused’ Supreme Court Nominee

President Joe Biden ignored Democrats’ previous mistreatment of Justice Kavanaugh when he made the comments at the White House on Friday. According to The Hill: Biden acknowledged that he anticipated the confirmation process would be “painful” for his nominee but said that the GOP questioning of Jackson during her hearings last month exceeded his expectations. “I

SCOTUS Nominee Stumbles on Gender

Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson said she could not define the word “woman”. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) asked a simple question. “Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman?’” Biden’s nominee could not provide an answer. Saying she was not a biologist, Ketanji Brown Jackson said the definition required context. The

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized

The court announced he was admitted Friday night with flu-like symptoms. According to the Associated Press: Thomas, 73, has been at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., since Friday after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,” the court said in a statement. He does not have COVID-19. The court offered no explanation for why it waited two days