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
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
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer announced his intention to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term. He has served over two decades on the bench after being nominated by former President Bill Clinton in 1994. His retirement gives President Joe Biden his first opportunity to fill a Supreme Court position. Biden pledged to
Just three days after the OSHA’s emergency mandate took effect, the Supreme Court halted it in its tracks. The mandate required that workers at businesses with 100 or more employees must get vaccinated or submit a negative COVID test weekly to enter the workplace. It also required unvaccinated workers to wear masks indoors at work.
As the date of President Joe Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate approaches, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments as part of an emergency motion meant to stop it from taking effect. One key argument against it is the result of Biden’s own Chief of Staff, Ron Klain. Not long after Biden announced the mandate, Klain retweeted
During oral arguments on Friday, Justice Sotomayor made several false claims about the vaccine and the Omicron variant. According to Townhall: During questioning, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a number of false statements about the vaccine’s ability to prevent transmission of the virus. While it may protect against death or hospitalization, the vaccine does not
Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block the release of some of his White House documents to Congress. According to The Washington Free Beacon: WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the release of White House records sought by the House of Representatives committee investigating the
Senator Elizabeth Warren has announced a plan to expand the Supreme Court beyond its current total of 9. According to The Washington Free Beacon: The endorsement makes Warren the new frontman for court-packing, which has attracted support in Congress from a handful of low-profile lawmakers. Her support is a needed jolt to the expansion campaign,
The Supreme Court has now struck down a new challenge to a New York vaccine mandate by health care workers seeking an exception based on religious grounds. As CNBC reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an emergency bid to block enforcement of New York’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers. The legal challenge
On Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a bid to block the federal mask mandates for airplanes. The Hill reports: The emergency request was filed by a Florida man on behalf of himself and his 4-year-old autistic son, who both claim to be medically incapable of wearing masks for extended periods, according to court papers.
