Republican senators invoking the “nuclear option” to confirm Justice Gorsuch is a new development. But contention over the court and the filibuster has a long history.
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Supreme Court protects Texas inmate from death penalty due to intellectual disability
The court’s 5-3 decision reversed a Texas appeals court ruling that said inmate Bobby James Moore was not intellectually disabled based on state criteria and could face execution.
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Supreme Court struggles with church-affiliated hospital pension case
Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding pension plans.
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What the Senate is asking Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
The issues of religious liberty and abortion were briefly raised during the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch.
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Pro-life views are not ‘extremism’ and shouldn’t disqualify Gorsuch
Preserving an absolute right to abortion does not justify pre-emptive opposition to a Supreme Court nominee.
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No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school
In boarding school, Mr. Gorsuch participated in the informal debates, where he was routinely teased, accused of being “a conservative fascist.”
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Neil Gorsuch is a strong critic of assisted suicide, but that may not matter on the high court
“The fight will continue to go state by state. There’s a strategy by proponents to get more states on board before they bring a case to the court.”
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What Trump’s SCOTUS pick means for people of faith
Mr. Gorsuch, who attended the Jesuit-run Georgetown Preparatory School in Washington, appeals to conservatives because of his views on religious liberty and life issues.
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Ohio lawmakers pass two bills restricting abortion
State lawmakers passed a measure to ban abortions in the state after 20 weeks after approving legislation that would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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There are often mistakes in capital trials. But that’s not the strongest argument against the death penalty.
Slowly, the death penalty is gaining ground again.