Interfaith rally supports Ketanji Brown Jackson in front of Supreme Court
Washington DC, USRNS Leaders of a range of faiths stood before the Supreme Court and declared their support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the historic nominee for associate justice, to take a seat within its chambers. Those who stood before the high court’s steps on Wednesday represented the position of some 2,000 people who have […]
At US Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Lindsey Graham grills Ketanji Brown Jackson on faith
Washington DC, USRNS South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham grilled Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her faith on Tuesday, an uncomfortable exchange that confirmed Jackson’s status as a Protestant Christian and highlighted questions about the separation of church and state. The line of questioning emerged during the second day of Senate hearings […]
US Supreme Court: Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly expresses thanks to God but keeps faith history private
As confirmation hearings begin in the US, ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, looks at the faith of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson…
Poll numbers down, US Supreme Court justices say they aren’t politicians
Washington DC, USAP 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 University […]
US Supreme Court sides with Germany in Nazi-era art dispute
Washington DC, US AP The US Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder for some lawsuits to be tried in US courts over claims that property was taken from Jews during the Nazi era. The justices sided with Germany in a dispute involving the […]
Updated: Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as US Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
Updated: 3pm (AEDT)Washington DC, USAP 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 late liberal […]
Republican-led Senate panel advances US Supreme Court nominee Barrett as Democrats boycott
Washington DC, USAP 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 replace […]
In US Senate hearing, Supreme Court nominee Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay
Washington DC, USAP 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 on […]
At US Senate hearing, US Supreme Court nominee bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
Washington DC, USAP 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 declared […]
At fast-tracked hearings, US Supreme Court nominee vows fair approach as justice; Democrats sceptical
Washington DC, USAP 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 hearing […]