Neil gorsuch

The move to release a list is a repeat of a successful strategy Trump employed during his 2016 campaign. Four years ago he took the unprecedented step of announcing potential Supreme Court nominees in a bid to win over conservatives and evangelicals who were not enthusiastic about his personal flaws but came around to his candidacy because of his promises on judicial appointments. … [Read more...] about Trump readying potential Supreme Court nominee list

Sens. Tom CottonTom Bryant CottonTrump says officials will investigate whether California is using 1619 Project in classrooms The end of the old regime in the Sino-American relationship Barr announces new FISA restrictions MORE (R-Ark.), Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzMcConnell works to lock down GOP votes for coronavirus bill Senate to vote Thursday on GOP coronavirus bill Michael Cohen suggests Jerry Falwell's Trump endorsement was 'favor' for hiding racy photos MORE (R-Tex.) and Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleyMcConnell works to lock down GOP votes for coronavirus bill Senate GOP unveils slimmed-down coronavirus relief bill Conservatives press for concessions in GOP coronavirus relief bill MORE (R-Mo.), as well as Noel Francisco, who departed as solicitor general in June, are among the names added to the current list of candidates for the Supreme Court. Hawley, however, swiftly tweeted that he has “no interest” in serving on the Supreme Court and looked forward to … [Read more...] about Trump unveils Supreme Court list, includes Cruz and Cotton

Sen. Tom CottonTom Bryant CottonTrump says officials will investigate whether California is using 1619 Project in classrooms The end of the old regime in the Sino-American relationship Barr announces new FISA restrictions MORE (R-Ark.) on Wednesday reiterated his support for overturning Roe v. Wade after President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump-backed candidate wins NH GOP Senate primary to take on Shaheen Trump, supporters gather without masks in NC despite request from local GOP official Trump-backed candidate wins NH GOP primary to take on Pappas MORE named him a potential Supreme Court justice nominee. … [Read more...] about Tom Cotton after Trump names him potential Supreme Court nominee: ‘It’s time for Roe v. Wade to go’

Hawley’s Senate colleagues and fellow-conservative-wild-men Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton were also on the list, making it pretty clear Trump is willing to do whatever the right wing of his party wants in the way of a conservative counter-revolution on the Court. Cotton, in particular, is an eye-raising prospect, given the contempt for the rule of law he expressed in encouraging Trump to send troops into American cities to suppress racial justice protests. And this very day Cotton made it clear he would meet the Hawley Test for confirmation: … [Read more...] about Trump Adds Cotton, Cruz, and Hawley to His Right-Leaning Supreme Court Prospect List

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the dissenting opinion, joined solely by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In a nimble, five-page document, she said that Alito and his comrades simply went too far, and rather than rule modestly in the dispute, they threw a “wrecking ball” at the law prohibiting sports gambling — which, in her view, doesn’t “command” the states to do anything, but instead regulates “economic” activities that could have a significant effect on the flow of commerce among the states. “When a statute reveals a constitutional flaw, the Court ordinarily engages in a salvage rather than a demolition operation,” Ginsburg wrote, adding that the majority should’ve used a “scalpel” rather than an “ax” in dealing a blow to a law that not only binds the states, but also private individuals from operating and maintaining sports-gambling operations. … [Read more...] about Why the Supreme Court Just Opened the Doors to Legal Sports Betting in America