Here Are Some of the Top Candidates to Replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump speaks to the media about Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement on Wednesday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With Wednesday’s announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will be retiring, President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint the second justice of his presidency.…
These Americans Wanted To Show Migrant Kids They Weren’t Alone
They came by the hundreds, rushing to the airport where little kids were being flown in from Texas. Supporters in New York headed to LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night to tell these kids that even though they were separated from their parents by other Americans, they were not alone—and they were loved. Mother Jones’ Mark…
Kennedy’s Retirement Will Have Huge Consequences for Minorities and Women
President Donald Trump greets Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy after addressing a joint session of Congress in February 2017. Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy could signal a dramatic turnaround in protections for minority groups. More than any Supreme Court…
This Is What Happens the Minute Roe Is Overturned
Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement today. The New Yorker‘s Jeffrey Toobin put it bluntly: Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Abortion will be illegal in twenty states in 18 months. #SCOTUS — Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) June 27, 2018 Sounds outlandish, right? Well, less…
House Overwhelmingly Rejects GOP Immigration Bill
Al Drago/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Despite a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump, the House on Wednesday roundly rejected a comprehensive Republican immigration bill that would have funded a border wall and sought to keep migrant families together despite prosecution. The measure also provided a pathway to citizenship…
Justice Anthony Kennedy Is Retiring
Olivier Douliery/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring after serving 30 years on the Supreme Court. The announcement gives President Donald Trump the opportunity to nominate the second Supreme Court justice of his presidency and sets up an epic political fight over Kennedy’s replacement. Republicans are…