Justice Samuel Alito declines to say if the justices could still have a friendly dinner with each other after his bombshell draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked
New interview with SCOTUS judge Samuel Alito reveals tensions seem to be bubbling between members of the Supreme Court.
news.yahoo.comSenate Republicans block bill to make Roe v. Wade into federal law
Senate Republicans block a bill that would have protected the right to abortion under federal law if Roe v. Wade is overturned. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris has urged its passage. CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins "Red and Blue" from Capitol Hill where she watched events unfold, and discusses what this means.
news.yahoo.comWhite House condemns 'threats' after peaceful protests outside homes of Roberts and Kavanaugh
The White House issued a statement saying that President Biden believes in the right to protest while condemning “violence, threats or vandalism” after abortion-rights demonstrators marched outside the homes of Supreme Court justices over the weekend.
news.yahoo.comAbortion-rights activists gather outside Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home
On Saturday, pro-choice demonstrators gathered outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Chevy Chase, Md., expressing anger and frustration regarding Kavanaugh's apparent vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Kavanaugh was one of three justices appointed to the nation's highest court by former President Donald Trump, all of whom are expected to vote to strike down abortion rights when the final ruling is made public in the next few months.
news.yahoo.comNPR reporter says ‘leading theory’ on SCOTUS leak is conservative clerk
A clerk for a conservative justice is the “leading theory” amid intense speculation about who released a draft opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito showing the court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg of NPR. Totenberg said on ABC’s “This Week” that the prevailing theory is that…
news.yahoo.comSupreme Court leak confirms Ruth Bader Ginsburg's prescient warning about Roe v. Wade
The unprecedented leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion in a key case striking down Roe v. Wade (1973) has sparked a heated debate, perhaps drawing new attention to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's opinion on the key abortion precedent.
news.yahoo.comHigh court's Alabama ruling sparks alarm over voting rights
The Supreme Court’s decision to halt efforts to create a second mostly Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election has sparked fresh warnings that the court is eroding the Voting Rights Act and reviving the need for Congress to intervene.