Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?
A new challenger plans to put Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's opposition to holding Supreme Court nomination hearings at the center of her campaign.
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Why President Obama Picked The 'Only White Guy' On His Shortlist
In an interview with NPR, the president says Senate Republicans owe it to the Founding Fathers to give Judge Merrick Garland a Supreme Court confirmation vote.
Transcript And Video: President Obama's Interview With NPR's Nina Totenberg
In a wide-ranging interview, Obama says Republicans have supported Judge Merrick Garland in the past, and that refusing to consider him for the Supreme Court could have severe consequences.
!["One of the most puzzling arguments that I've heard from [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell and some other Republicans is this notion that the American people should decide" the next Supreme Court justice," Obama told NPR's Nina Totenberg Thursday.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/Merrick-Garland-Heads-To-Capitol-Hill-For-What-Could-Be-A-Futile-Exercise--470851165-1458253835.jpg)
Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise
Republicans remain steadfast in their refusal to consider any nominee to the Supreme Court during an election year. President Obama told NPR that argument is "puzzling."
White House Makes Full-Court Press For Garland As Supreme Court Nominee
President Obama is hoping his pick of D.C. appeals court Judge Merrick Garland can force Republicans to consider him — or face the political consequences.
At Supreme Court, Debate Over Phone Privacy Has A Long History
Wiretaps, messaging and metadata: If it reaches the Supreme Court, Apple's legal clash with the FBI would fit into a long discussion about the role of telephones in our lives.
Same-Sex Adoption Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court
The Alabama Supreme Court had invalidated an adoption approved in Georgia. Monday's ruling said the Alabama justices had violated the U.S. Constitution.
In Political Fight Over Abortion, Individual Stories Can Be Lost
This past week the Supreme Court heard arguments on a major abortion case. Abortion stories aren't often heard in public, but Melissa Madera is trying to change that.
Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Law Aimed At Clinics That Perform Abortions
The Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that could force all but one clinic to close, a sign that a similar law in Texas also could be in peril.
Legal Foes In Texas Abortion Case Are Using New Playbooks
National foes of abortion rights helped facilitate a Texas law that is now being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court. Advocates for abortion rights have measured the law's effects in real time.