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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wears a face covering during a committee hearing on June 30.

Politics & Government

Sen. Lisa Murkowski Reiterates Opposition To Confirmation Vote Before The Election

4:05pm September 20, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Murkowski is the second Senate Republican to announce that she will not support a vote on a nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left empty by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in August.

'It Only Takes 4': Durbin Hopes Some Republicans Break Ranks To Block A Trump Nominee

10:41pm September 19, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The Illinois Democrat, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told NPR's Weekend Edition he hopes some Republicans decline to fill the Ruth Bader Ginsburg vacancy before the election.

Renee-Lauren Ellis, a Washington, D.C.-area attorney, says, "It's dire that something as fundamental as what I do with my body is up for debate still, in 2020."

Ginsburg's Death A 'Pivot Point' For Abortion Rights, Advocates Say

9:01pm September 19, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sets up a brutal nomination fight, and abortion rights is likely to be a contentious issue.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says it would be "political hypocrisy" for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to hold a vote before Election Day on any nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Patrick Leahy Says A Vote Now To Replace Ginsburg Would Be 'Political Hypocrisy'

6:05pm September 19, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The Vermont Democrat said a vote before Election Day would break with the position Republicans embraced in 2016 when they refused to consider the nomination of Obama nominee Merrick Garland.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham has walked back repeated statements that a Supreme Court should not be filled in a presidential election year.

'Use My Words Against Me': Lindsey Graham's Shifting Position On Court Vacancies

3:52pm September 19, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Before he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina senator said a Supreme Court vacancy shouldn't be filled during an election year. His position has changed.

A woman, mourning the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, holds a sign at the Supreme Court that reads, "when there are nine," something Ginsburg said to describe when there'd be enough women on the court.

Politics & Government

Ginsburg's Death Is A Major Cultural Moment That's About To Upend Politics Again

7:00am September 19, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is vowing a vote for a potential Trump nominee will take place on the Senate floor despite McConnell not even holding a hearing for Obama's 2016 nominee.

Politics & Government

Judicial Voter Guide Headed To NC Households

4:12pm September 18, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is sending out a judicial voter

Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the Supreme Court in 2019.

Trump Administration Appeals To Supreme Court Over Blocked Census Memo

5:23pm September 16, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The administration is trying to overturn a court ruling in New York that blocks it from trying to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate seats in Congress.

National

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

8:03am August 02, 2020

by Eilis O'Neill

Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.

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N.C. Supreme Court Puts Hold On Order That Resumed Bowling

2:13pm July 14, 2020

by Associated Press