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The Girl Scouts posted a tweet Wednesday congratulating Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the fifth woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court. It was deleted a short time later. The backtrack was due to criticism from those concerned about what Barrett’s SCOTUS appointment—given her track record in regards to issues pertaining to the Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ rights, and abortion rights—could mean for the future. Girl Scouts explained […]
On Monday night, Senate Republicans confirmed Donald Trump‘s nominee Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Judge with a vote of 52 for and 48 against. Maine Senator Susan Collins was the only member of the GOP to oppose Barrett’s nomination. Collins is up for re-election later this year, and currently embroiled in a tight race against Sara Gideon. Conservatives now have a 6-3 […]
Amy Coney Barrett, Trump‘s pick to succeed the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Supreme Court, spells potential trouble for a multitude of reasons impossible to overstate. Earlier this month, for example, Lambda Legal—the largest national legal organization with a mission focused on securing and maintaining “full recognition” of civil rights for LGBTQ people—published an […]
Amy Coney Barrett is facing additional criticism over a controversial ruling in a workplace discrimination case. The conservative Supreme Court nominee was pressed on the issue during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, when Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed concern over Barrett’s position on racial bias in the criminal justice system. Barrett told the former presidential candidate she was convinced such bias […]
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to weigh-in on the six-year-old copyright battle alleging that Led Zeppelin‘s 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarized the opening riff from Spirit’s “Taurus,” with “Taurus” being a song that had come out three years earlier. As a result, a ruling was left in place that rejected the copyright […]
Surprising no one, the White House Press Secretary—who is apparently Kayleigh McEnany—inaccurately described the purported accomplishments of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Per the Daily Beast, McEnany spent a portion of Thursday morning falsely stating that Barrett, whoever the fuck that is, is a “Rhodes Scholar.” During a a briefing on Thursday, a reporter—namely, […]
Though we’re still a day away from a formal announcement, Donald Trump has reportedly chosen his Supreme Court nominee. Republican sources tell CNN the president has selected Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative judge on Chicago’s 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Barrett is reportedly the only potential nominee who has met with Trump in-person. Insiders claim she was at the White House on Monday and Tuesday, and apparently […]
In the wake fo the tragic passing of trailblazing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to pancreatic cancer on Friday night, Donald Trump has said that he will likely have a new Supreme Court nominee to fill her vacant seat by next week. According to CNN, Trump said on Saturday during a press conference that he thinks he’ll […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the most prominent and liberal members of the Supreme Court, has died at the age of 87. The nation’s highest court announced the tragic news Friday night, stating Ginsburg had died of “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.” “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts […]
After trespassing the home Billie Eilish shares with her parents multiple times in May, 24-year-old Prenell Rousseau has been given a restraining order extension. Associated Press reports that Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman agreed to extend the restraining order, which was originally issued on May 11. The order prevented Rousseau, who traveled from New York to […]
