President Donald Trump announced he is nominating D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, using a prime-time television address on Monday that will kick off a contentious battle in Washington over the replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy and the future of the court.
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I grew up in a charismatic group like Amy Coney Barrett’s. Here’s why they are a good thing.
Amy Coney Barrett’s religious background with People of Praise should not alarm us.
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Wisconsin high court sides with fired Jesuit school professor
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Marquette University shouldn’t have fired a conservative professor over his blog post that criticized a student instructor he believed shut down discussion about opposition to gay marriage.
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As the year ends for the Supreme Court, all eyes move towards next term
Big cases this year involved the president’s travel ban, a same-sex wedding cake, gerrymandering, sports betting, cellphone tracking, union dues and pro-life pregnancy centers.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A former clerk assesses the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a ‘constitutional romantic’
Two Notre Dame lawyers describe Kennedy as a jurist who consistently ruled in favor of personal liberty and free speech.
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Pro-life groups see opportunity in Supreme Court seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy
Another Supreme Court nominee by President Trump could tilt the balance against the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
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There is religious bigotry behind Trump’s travel ban. The Supreme Court should have known better.
The Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case was correct, but the Trump travel ban showed even more bigotry toward religious belief.
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Justice Anthony Kennedy, key swing vote, to retire from Supreme Court
Kennedy is one of five Catholic justices on the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban in a 5-4 decision
In a 5-4 decision June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people entering the U.S. from some Muslim-majority countries, saying the president’s action was within his power.
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Supreme Court voids part of crisis pregnancy center law
The Supreme Court says a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion probably violates the Constitution. The 5-4 ruling Tuesday also casts doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.