congress
Filling the Supreme Court vacancy: Lessons from 1968
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's death this month has created something of a dilemma – to put it politely – for the president and Congress.
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governor
Nevada governor withdraws name from high court consideration
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he is not interested in being considered for the Supreme Court vacancy — a decision that foils one route President Barack Obama might have had to breach Senate Republicans' planned blockade of any election-year confirmation. Sandoval, a Republican and the state&
Joe Biden
Joe Biden in ’92: No SCOTUS appointments during election year
On June 25, 1992, then-Delaware Sen. Joe Biden urged then-President George H.W. Bush to hold off on naming any candidates to the U.S. Supreme Court should a vacancy arise due to a retirement or otherwise.
washington
Thousands pay respects to late Justice Scalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bidding farewell to their longtime colleague, the eight remaining Supreme Court justices joined family members, former law clerks and members of the public Friday in paying their respects to Antonin Scalia in a tradition-laden, solemn day at the marble courthouse atop Capitol Hill. The Rev. Paul Scalia, the
Constitution
On Justice Scalia and the loss of originalism
In the last half century, the Constitution of the United States has had no more powerful defender than Justice Antonin Scalia. On the bench and off, he has consistently spoken for the principles of jurisprudence most often called originalism and sometimes called textualism. Scalia's goal was to interpret
wgbh
WATCH: Martin on Scalia and the Supreme Court
Lawyer and NBP contributing columnist Kevin P. Martin appeared on WGBH's "Greater Boston" Tuesday night to discuss the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as well as how the vacant seat should go about being filled. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite=""
health care
Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79
WASHINGTON (AP) — Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservative majority and setting up an ideological confrontation over his successor in the maelstrom of a presidential election year. Scalia was 79. The U.S. Marshals Service
Massachusetts
Mass. high court says third justice will retire
BOSTON – A third Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice on Wednesday announced plans to retire before the next full session of the state's high court begins, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to name a 12-member panel to help him pick replacements. Justice Fernande Duffly, who was appointed to the high
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